By Ogechi Okorie
Abuja (Precise Post) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said a total of 16,061 COVID-19 patients have been treated and discharged since the novel virus was reported in Nigeria.
This is coming as the health agency revealed that 604 new cases of the dreaded disease were recorded on Thursday.
The report released by the NCDC further noted that the country has recorded a total of 38,948 confirmed infections while 833 lives have been lost.
The COVID-19 curve is yet to be flattened in Lagos state, the epicentre of the infection as it accounted for one-quarter of the cases recorded on Thursday.
The report reads:
Lagos-203
Oyo-87
FCT-79
Edo-41
Osun-35
Ogun-24
Rivers-22
Kaduna-22
Akwa Ibom-20
Plateau-18
Delta-9
Ebonyi-9
Imo-8
Enugu-5
Kano-5
Cross River-5
Katsina-4
Nasarawa-3
Borno-2
Ekiti-2
Bauchi-1
38,948 confirmed
16,061 discharged
833 deaths
