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Nigeria records 544 new covid-19 cases

 

Nigeria recorded 544 new cases of coronavirus infections on Sunday, indicating that the trend is still rising, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

With the latest report, Nigeria now has a total of 28,711 cases. Out of the 544 cases, Lagos had the highest number of infections with 199 cases, followed by Ebonyi state with 65 infections.

Other states which recorded new COVID-19 cases include: Oyo-47; Ondo-46; Ogun-31; Edo-30; Abuja-28; Katsina-25; Plateau-15; Bayelsa-11; Kaduna-10; Adamawa-10; Akwa Ibom-8; Gombe-7; Kano-4; Taraba-3; Rivers-2; Abia-2 and Ekiti-1.

So far, 11,665 persons who contracted the virus have been discharged in Nigeria with 645 deaths recorded, according to the NCDC.

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