Nigeria records 184 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 4,971

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.