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COVID-19: Lagos accounts for 104 cases as Nigeria records 318 fresh infections – NCDC

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By Chris Udochukwu

Abuja (Precise Post) – Lagos State – the epicentre of COVID-19 in Nigeria accounted for 104 cases out of the 318 fresh infections recorded in the country on Sunday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said.

According to the report released by the NCDC via twitter handle, other states where fresh infections were reported are as follows:
Kaduna -59
FCT-50
Rivers-17
Ogun-16
Kano-14
Nasarawa-14
Akwa Ibom-10
Katsina-10
Edo-7
Oyo-5
Sokoto-5
Plateau-4
Taraba-3.

This has brought the total confirmed cases to 69,255 out of which 64,774 patients have been discharged.

The report further said that 1,180 lives have been lost to COVID-19 related complications since the index case was recorded on February 27 in Nigeria.

See the state by state breakdown of total confirmed cases below:

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