COVID-19: Nigeria records 1,633 new cases as total hits 120,602

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,633 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 120,602.

The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Saturday.

Data from the health agency NCDC reveals that 1,024 coronavirus patients were successfully treated and discharged after receiving their second negative result from the various treatment centres while 5 new COVID-19 related deaths were recorded increasing the nation’s death toll from the virus to 1,502.

The 1,633 new cases are reported from 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Lagos the epicentre of the virus in the country recorded 498 new cases followed by Plateau -214 and FCT -176.

Other states with new cases include Rivers -99, Kaduna -98, Edo -87, Anambra -86, Akwa Ibom -50, Osun -47, Kano -40, Oyo -40, Kwara -39, Ebonyi -28, Niger -28, Taraba -28, Ogun -27, Ondo -21, Ekiti -12, Katsina -7, Borno -6 and Delta -2.

Till date, 120,602 cases have been confirmed, 95,901 cases have been discharged and 1,502 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.