COVID-19: Nigeria records 325 new cases, total now 48770

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday confirmed 325 new cases of COVID-19, bringing total number of infections in the country to 48,770.

The health agency also disclosed that 1 death was recorded from the virus on the day.   

The 325 new cases were reported from 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Lagos, the nation’s COVID-19 epicentre, reported 87 new cases and the FCT had 49.

Other states with new cases include: Gombe-28, Ebonyi-20, Plateau-19, Kwara-18, Enugu-17, Imo-12, Rivers-12, Kaduna-11, Ogun-10, Edo-9, Oyo-9, Ondo-8, Osun-8, Ekiti-4, Borno-1, Kano-1, Bauchi-1, and Nasarawa-1.

Till date, 48,770 cases have been confirmed, 36290 cases have been discharged and 974 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory