COVID-19: Nigeria records 304 new cases as death toll hits 888

Nigeria on Sunday recorded 304 new cases of COVID-19, bringing total infections in the country to 43,841.

The centre noted that five deaths were recorded in the country taking the total number of confirmed deaths from the virus to 888.

The 304 new cases were reported from fourteen states and the Federal Capital Territory. 

Lagos state reported 81 new cases, followed by the FCT with 39, Abia 31, Kaduna 24, Rivers-23, Plateau-16, Cross River-13, Ebonyi-12, Ondo-12, Ekiti-11, Edo-11, Benue-10, Nasarawa-10, Ogun-6, and Gombe-5.

Till date, the country has recorded 43,841 confirmed cases, while 20,308 have been successfully treated and discharged with 888 deaths in 36 states and the FCT.