COVID-19: Nigeria records 712 new cases, total now 82,747

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 712 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 82,747.

The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Friday.

Data from the health agency (NCDC) reveals that 588 coronavirus patients who have been 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 1,246.

The 712 new cases are reported from 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Lagos the epicentre of the virus in the country recorded 388 new infections followed by FCT -77.

Other states with new cases include Kwara -39, Katsina -35, Bauchi -33, Plateau -22, Ogun -18, Akwa Ibom -16, Delta -13, Kaduna -12, Osun -12, Yobe -11, Sokoto -10, Kebbi -8, Enugu -6, Edo -5, Ondo -3, Niger -2, Kano -1, and Oyo -1

Till date, 82,747 cases have been confirmed, 70,239 cases have been discharged and 1,246 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.