COVID-19: Nigeria records 329 new cases, total now 48,445

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday confirmed 329 new cases bringing total number of infections in the country 48,445.

The health agency (NCDC) also reported seven additional deaths to take the country’s toll from the virus to 973.

The 329 new cases are reported from 20 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT)

Lagos reported the highest number of new cases among the states on Friday with 113 fresh infections; Kaduna emerged second with 49 and the FCT recorded 33 new cases.

Other states with new cases include: Plateau-24, Kano-16, Edo-15, Ogun-14, Delta-13, Osun-10, Oyo-8, Ekiti-6, Bayelsa-6, Akwa Ibom-5, Borno-4, Enugu-4, Ebonyi-3, Rivers-2, Bauchi-1, Nasarawa-1, Gombe-1, and Niger-1.

Till date, 48,445 cases have been confirmed, 35,998 cases have been discharged and 973 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.