Nigeria has recorded 503 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 29,789.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its Twitter handle on Tuesday.
“503 new cases of COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-153 Ondo-76 Edo-54 FCT-41 Enugu-37 Rivers-30 Benue-24 Osun-20 Kaduna-15 Kwara-13 Abia-9 Borno-8 Plateau-6 Taraba-5 Ogun-3 Kano-3 Kebbi-2 Nasarawa-2 Bayelsa-1 Gombe-1.”
503 new cases of COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-153
Ondo-76
Edo-54
FCT-41
Enugu-37
Rivers-30
Benue-24
Osun-20
Kaduna-15
Kwara-13
Abia-9
Borno-8
Plateau-6
Taraba-5
Ogun-3
Kano-3
Kebbi-2
Nasarawa-2
Bayelsa-1
Gombe-1
29,879 confirmed
12,108 discharged
669 deaths
Meanwhile, the Federal government has announced that a total of 7,713 inmates have been released from the various correctional centres across the country since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in the country, to curb the spread of the virus among inmates.
The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN) who disclosed it said “The initiatives adopted has so far led to the release of about 7,713 inmates while simultaneously reducing the instances of unnecessary test and we intend to sustain this momentum.”