Nigeria’s tally of COVID-19 infections on Saturday evening increased to 2,388 from 2,170 announced on Friday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
According to the new data released by NCDC, 220 new cases were recorded in nineteen states.
A breakdown of the new cases shows that 62 new cases were reported in Lagos, 52 in FCT, 31 in Kaduna, 13 in Sokoto, 10 in Kebbi, 9 in Yobe, 6 in Borno, 5 in Edo, 5 in Bauchi, 4 in Gombe, 4 in Enugu, 4 in Oyo, 3 in Zamfara, 2 in Nasarawa, 2 in Osun, 2 in Ebonyi, 2 in Kwara, 2 in Kano and 2 cases in Plateau.
The health agency’s tweet around 11:57 p.m on Saturday showed that 17 new deaths were confirmed, bringing the total number of deaths to 85.
Till date, 385 cases have been discharged.
