COVID-19: Nigeria records 1,664 new cases, as total hits 94,369

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,664 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 94,369.

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

Data from the health agency (NCDC) reveals that 903 coronavirus patients were successfully treated and discharged from the various treatment centres after receiving their second negative result while 5 new deaths were recorded increasing the nation’s death toll from the virus to 1,324.

The 1,664 new cases are reported from 21 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)

Lagos the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria recorded 642 new cases followed by FCT-407 and Plateau-160.

Other states with new cases include Kaduna-83, Rivers-62, Adamawa-47, Nasarawa-38, Abia-29, Edo-28, Anambra-27, Niger-24, Ogun-24, Imo-15, Oyo-14, Kano-12, Osun-12, Borno-9, Delta-7, Enugu-7, Bauchi-5, Ekiti-5, Sokoto-5 and Jigawa-2.

Till date, 94,369 cases have been confirmed, 77,299 cases have been discharged and 1324 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.