The number of persons infected with COVID-19 in Nigeria is now close to the 5,000 mark after the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 184 new cases.
The Centre reported that the country recorded 184 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 4,971.
The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Wednesday night.
It tweeted: “184 new cases of #COVID19; 51-Lagos 23-Jigawa 16-Bauchi 16-Katsina 14-Kano 10-FCT 10-Rivers 9-Kwara 5-Delta 5-Kaduna 4-Sokoto 4-Oyo 3-Kebbi 3-Nasarawa 3-Osun 2-Ondo 1-Ebonyi 1-Edo 1-Enugu 1-Anambra 1-Plateau 1-Niger.”
184 new cases of #COVID19;
51-Lagos
23-Jigawa
16-Bauchi
16-Katsina
14-Kano
10-FCT
10-Rivers
9-Kwara
5-Delta
5-Kaduna
4-Sokoto
4-Oyo
3-Kebbi
3-Nasarawa
3-Osun
2-Ondo
1-Ebonyi
1-Edo
1-Enugu
1-Anambra
1-Plateau
1-Niger
4971 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1070
Deaths: 164
Meanwhile, a tracking record was set as the Lagos state government announced on Wednesday that a 98-year-old woman recovered from coronavirus after treatment at one of the state’s facilities.
