COVID-19: Nigeria records 648 new cases, as total exceeds 41,000

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday confirmed 648 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of persons who have tested positive in the country to 41,180.

The NCDC also said two deaths were recorded from the virus in the past 24 hours pushing the total number of confirmed deaths from the virus to 860.

According to the tweet, the new cases were reported from 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Lagos the epicentre of the pandemic in Nigeria 180 new cases and closely followed by Plateau with148 new infections,

Others were FCT -44, Ondo -42, Kwara -38, Rivers -32, Oyo -29, Kaduna -21, Osun -20, Edo -17, Ogun -17, Ekiti -11, Kano -9, Benue 9, Delta -9, Abia -9, Niger -7, Gombe -3, Borno -1, Bauchi -1, Imo -1,”

Till date, 41180 cases have been confirmed, 18203 cases have been successfully treated and discharged while 860 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.