Nigeria records 624 new COVID-19 cases, total now 41,804

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 624 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number to 41,804.

The NCDC made the announcement on Tuesday night via its Twitter handle.

“624 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-212 Oyo-69 Niger-49 Kano-37 Osun-37 FCT-35 Plateau-34 Gombe-33 Edo-28 Enugu-28 Ebonyi-17 Delta-10 Katsina-9 Ogun-8 Rivers-7 Ondo-5 Kaduna-4 Nasarawa-2.”

624 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-212

Oyo-69

Niger-49

Kano-37

Osun-37

FCT-35

Plateau-34

Gombe-33

Edo-28

Enugu-28

Ebonyi-17

Delta-10

Katsina-9

Ogun-8

Rivers-7

Ondo-5

Kaduna-4

Nasarawa-2

41,804 confirmed

18,764 discharged

868 deaths

Meanwhile, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has again warned against the casual use of hydroxychloroquine as the cure for COVID-19.

The centre maintained that the use of hydroxychloroquine in Nigeria was limited to clinical trials.

Apparently reacting to a viral video on the use of hydroxychloroquine, the NCDC maintained that there was still no specific cure for COVID-19.

Notwithstanding, the NCDC said some trial drugs like hydroxychloroquine were showing promising results but were yet to be validated for use.