COVID-19: Nigeria records 438 new cases, as total hits 39, 977

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed438 new COVID-19 cases in the country, bringing total number of infections to 39,977.

The health agency made this known via its twitter handle on Saturday.

The NCDC also disclosed that 11 deaths were recorded on Saturday bringing the country’s death toll to 856.

The 438 new cases were reported from 23states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Lagos -123, Kaduna -50, Rivers -40, Edo -37, Adamawa -25, Oyo-20, Nasarawa -16, Osun -15, Enugu -15, FCT -14, Ekiti -13, Ondo -13, Ebonyi -11, Katsina - 10, Abia -9, Delta -8, Kwara -4, Ogun -3, Cross River -3, Kano-3, Bauchi -3, Yobe -2, Sokoto -1 Niger 1.

According to the health agency, total confirmed cases COVID-19 cases 39,977 with 16,948 successfully treated and discharged while 856 deaths have been recorded across the nation.