Nigeria records 350 new cases of Covid-19, total now 11,516

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday recorded 350 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country

The new cases per states are listed as follows:

Lagos-102 Ogun-34 FCT-29 Borno-26 Kaduna-23 Rivers-21 Ebonyi-17 Kwara -16 Katsina-14 Edo-10 Delta-10 Kano-10 Bauchi-10 Bayelsa-9 Imo-8 Plateau-4 Ondo-3 Nasarawa-2 Gombe-1 Oyo-1

The NCDC further revealed that 11516 patients have so far gotten down with the virus, with 3535 patients discharged and 323 deaths recorded.

Meanwhile, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Thursday announced a new case management guideline for the treatment and discharge of COVID-19 pandemic patients.

NCDC said symptomatic patients will now be discharged at least ten days after symptom onset and at least three days without symptoms.

“For asymptomatic patients, they can be discharged 14 days after the first PCR positive test.

“We no longer have to wait for a negative test to discharge, with the confidence that you can go home, and you are no longer infectious or putting family or friends at risk.

“If your symptoms last longer, we will wait while managing it,” NCDC Boss, Ihekweazu said.