The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported 1,398 new COVID-19 infections in the country.
The health agency disclosed this via its verified Twitter account on Wednesday night.
The centre also confirmed nine new deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the nation’s death toll to 1,382.
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It added that the new infections were recorded from 22 States and the Federal Capital Territory, in the last 24 hours.
It disclosed that Lagos recorded the highest toll with 542 cases followed by FCT 131.
NCDC tweeted, ‘1,398 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria:
Lagos-542
FCT-131
Oyo -120
Rivers -113
Plateau -111
Kaduna -71
Kwara -71
Akwa Ibom -34
Sokoto -31
Benue -28
Ogun -27
Kano -26
Kebbi -17
Osun -12
Nasarawa -11
Delta -10
Gombe -10
Bayelsa-9
Borno -9
Edo -8
Ekiti-3
Jigawa-2
Katsina-2
103,999 confirmed
82,555 discharged
1,382 deaths.’
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK