COVID-19: Nigeria records 587 new cases, total now 17735
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced 587 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 17,735.
The health agency said fourteen deaths were recorded from the virus on Wednesday bringing the total number of confirmed deaths from the virus to 469.
According to the NCDC, the 587 new cases are reported from 17 states and the FCT: Lagos – 155, Edo – 75, FCT – 67, Rivers – 65, Oyo – 56, Delta – 50, Bayelsa – 25, Plateau – 18, Kaduna – 18, Enugu – 17, Borno – 12, Ogun – 12, Ondo – 7, Kwara – 4, Kano – 2, Gombe – 2, Sokoto – 1 and Kebbi 1
“Till date, 17735 cases have been confirmed, 469 deaths have been recorded while 5,967 cases have been successfully treated and discharged in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory,” the agency said.