The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Tuesday, announced 758 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country.
The health agency disclosed that FCT had the highest record of the new cases with-305, Lagos-152, Kaduna-103, Bauchi-44, Gombe-35, Plateau-31, Rivers-17, Sokoto-15, Kwara-13, Kano-9, Ebonyi-8, Ogun-5, Osun-5, Oyo-4, Edo-4, Anambra-4, Bayelsa-2, Ekiti-1 and Taraba-1.
The agency said three new deaths occurred in the country in the last 24 hours, as the fatality figure increased from 1,197 on Monday to 1,200 on Tuesday.
The data from the agency disclosed that 180 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours as the figure of discharged cases stood at 66,494 while 6,438 cases were still active in the country.
NCDC said the confirmed cases on Tuesday included data reported from the FCT over 2 days, while the discharged included 29 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.
Total confirmed cases in Nigeria – 74,132
Total discharged cases – 66,494
Total deaths – 1,200
Breakdown of total cases by state is as follows:
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