COVID-19: Nigeria records 315 new cases, total now 12,801

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 315 new positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 12,801.

NCDC also disclosed that a total of 4,040 have been successfully treated and discharged while 361 deaths have been recorded.

According to the health agency, Lagos State recorded the highest number of infections for the day in the country with 128 cases while the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and Rivers State had 34 and 32 cases respectively.

A further breakdown of the new cases showed that Edo State has 28 cases, Oyo - 22, Kaduna - 20, Gombe -13, Ogun - 8 and Plateau -5.

Others are Delta -7, Kwara -7, Kano -5, Bauchi -4 Katsina 2.

315 new cases of #COVID19;

Lagos- 128
FCT-34
Rivers- 32
Edo- 28
Oyo- 22
Kaduna- 20
Gombe- 13
Ogun- 8
Plateau- 5
Delta- 7
Kwara- 7
Kano- 5
Bauchi- 4
Katsina- 2

12801 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Discharged: 4040
Deaths: 361