The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Saturday night, announced 617 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country.
The health agency disclosed that Lagos had the highest record of the new cases with-225, FCT-181, Kaduna-125, Adamawa-25, Nasarawa-20, Kano-12, Rivers-8, Edo-4, Ekiti-4, Bayelsa-3, Ogun-3, Plateau-3, Akwa Ibom-2, Delta-1 and Sokoto-1.
The agency said four new deaths occurred in the country in the last 24 hours, as the fatality figure increased from 1,190 on Friday to 1,194 on Saturday.
The data from the agency disclosed that 128 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours as the figure of discharged cases stood at 65,850 while 5,713 cases were still active in the country.
NCDC explained that the discharges on Saturday include 74 community recoveries in Lagos State and 44 community recoveries in Kaduna State managed in line with guidelines.
Total confirmed cases in Nigeria – 72,757
Total discharged cases – 65,850
Total deaths – 1,194
Breakdown of total cases by state is as follows:
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