The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Thursday confirmed 595 new COVID-19 cases and nine deaths in the nation.
With the figures, Nigeria’s COVID-19 caseload stands at 34,854, with 769 deaths and 14,292 recoveries.
According to the NCDC, the new cases were confirmed in 24 states of the federation, with Lagos taking the lead as usual with 156 fresh infections, but lower than the 230 cases it recorded on Wednesday.
Other States that recorded high figures are: Ondo (95), Rivers (53), Abia (43), Oyo (38), Enugu (29), Edo (24), FCT(23), and Kaduna (20).
Others are: Akwa Ibom (17), Anambra (17), Osun (17), Ogun (14), Kano (13), Imo (11), Delta (6), Ekiti (5), Gombe (4), Plateau (4), Cross River (2), Adamawa (1), Bauchi (1), Jigawa (1), Yobe (1)
