Nigeria Records 443 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Infections Now 45,687

Nigeria Records 443 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Infections Now 45,687

Nigeria has recorded 443 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 45,687.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Friday night via its official Twitter handle.

The new infections were recorded in Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory and 17 other states of the federation.

Unlike previous cases, Plateau overtook Lagos by 33 cases thus recording 103 infections with the nation’s commercial capital trailing behind with 70 cases.

The FCT, on the other hand, came third on the list with 60 cases.

Other states with new infections include Ondo – 35, Edo and Rivers – 27, Kaduna – 20, Osun – 19, Borno and Oyo – 18, Kwara – 11, Adamawa – 9, Nasarawa – 7, Gombe – 6, Bayelsa and Imo – 4, Bauchi and Ogun – 2 and Kano – 1.

In total 32,637 has been discharged while 936 deaths have been recorded so far.