COVID-19: Nigeria records 617 new cases, as total hits 72,757

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 617 new COVID-19 cases, bringing total number of infections in the country to 72,757.

The NCDC made this known via its official website Saturday.

Data from the health agency (NCDC) reveals that 138 coronavirus patients who were successfully treated in some of the isolation centres were discharged after receiving their second negative result while 4 new deaths were recorded increasing the nation’s death toll from the virus to 1,194.

The 617 new cases are reported from 14 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Lagos the epicentre of the virus in the country returned to the top of the day’s infection chart with 225 new cases followed by FCT -181 and Kaduna -125.

Other states with new cases include Adamawa -25, Nasarawa -20, Kano -12, Rivers -8, Edo -4, Ekiti -4, Bayelsa -3, Ogun -3, Plateau -3, Akwa Ibom -2, Delta -1 and Sokoto -1.

Till date, 72,757 cases have been confirmed, 65,850 cases have been discharged and 1,194 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.