COVID-19: Nigeria records 397 new cases, as total hits 84,811

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 397 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 84,811

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

Data from the health agency (NCDC) reveals that 323 coronavirus patients who have been successfully treated in some of the isolation centres were discharged after receiving their second negative result while 10 new deaths was recorded increasing the nation’s death toll from the virus to 1,264.

The 397 new cases are reported from 17 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Lagos the epicentre of the virus recorded 144 new cases followed by Plateau -83, Kaduna -48 and Adamawa -36.

Other states with new infections include Rivers -22, Oyo -16, Kebbi -10, Nasarawa -7, Sokoto -7, FCT -5, Kano -5, Edo -4, Jigawa -3, Ogun -2, Akwa Ibom -2, Niger -1 , Bauchi -1, and Zamfara -1

Till date, 84,811 cases have been confirmed, 71,357 cases have been discharged and 1,264 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.