There are now close to 20,000 reported cases of the coronavirus infections in Nigeria, just as the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that the pandemic is accelerating.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said yesterday night that the record for COVID-19 cases in Nigeria has risen to 19,147.
667 new cases of #COVID19 were reported yesterday.
Breakdown shows:
Lagos-281
Abia-48
Oyo-45
FCT-38
Ogun-37
Enugu-31
Ondo-23
Plateau-21
Edo-19
Delta-18
Rivers-18
Bayelsa-17
Akwa Ibom-17
Kaduna-14
Kano-12
Bauchi-9
Gombe-4
Osun-3
Benue-3
Nasarawa-3
Kwara-3
Ekiti-2
Borno-1
19,147 confirmed
6,581 discharged
487 deaths
The agency made this known via its verified Twitter handle when it announced that the country recorded 667 new cases.
So far, 6,581 have recovered and have since been discharged, while 487 deaths have occurred.
