COVID-19: Nigeria records 575 new cases, as total exceeds 31,000

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday announced 575 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in Nigeria to 31,323.

The death toll from the virus has hit 709, as 20 new deaths were reported on Friday.

The 575 new cases were reported from 18 states: Lagos – 224, Oyo – 85, FCT – 68, Rivers – 49, Kaduna – 39, Edo – 31, Enugu – 30, Delta – 11, Niger – 10, Katsina – 9, Ebonyi – 5, Gombe – 3, Jigawa – 3, Plateau – 2, Nasarawa – 2, Borno – 2, Kano – 1, and Abia – 1.

“Till date, 31,323 cases have been confirmed, 12795 cases have been discharged and 709 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory,” it stated.

Since the outbreak of the disease in Nigeria in February, a total of 175,656 samples have been tested.

NCDC said as of the time of reporting, there are 17,819 active cases of COVID-19 in the country, while 12,795 have recovered and have been discharged.