Breaking: Nigeria Records 575 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 31,323

Breaking: Nigeria Records 575 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 31,323

Nigeria recorded 575 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country’s total caseload to 31,323 on Friday.

This was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in a tweet via its official handle.

According to the health agency, 224 new cases were reported in Lagos, 85 in Oyo, and 68 in the FCT.

Other states with new cases include Rivers (49), Kaduna (39), Edo (31), Enugu (30), Delta (11), Niger (10), Katsina (9), Ebonyi (5), Gombe (3), Jigawa (3), Plateau (2), Nassarawa (2), Borno (2), Kano (1), and Abia (1).

According to the NCDC, 12, 795 persons have now been successfully treated and discharged while 709 deaths have been recorded as a result of the virus.