Nigeria on Sunday confirmed 304 fresh cases of COVID-19, just as Secondary schools exit classes are set to resume and lockdown is being eased across the country.
The latest data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) indicated that the new cases were found in fourteen states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Lagos topped the states with Infections list on Sunday with 81 new confirmed cases as the total confirmed cases in the country hit 43,841 according to the NCDC.
Other states with new cases include FCT -39; Abia – 31; Kaduna -24; Rivers – 23; Plateau – 16; Cross River -13; Ebonyi – 12 and Ondo -12, Ekiti -11; Edo – 11; Benue – 10; Nasarawa – 10; Ogun – 6 and Gombe – 5.
Of the number of infected persons, 20,308 have been discharged while 888 have lost their lives to the virus
Despite the rising number of deaths in the country,NCDC reported that Taraba State is yet to record a single death in the country.
Recent Data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) indicated that Taraba have 54 confirmed cases out of which 11 have been discharged, 43 persons on admission but no death reported.
