By Chris Udochukwu
Abuja (Precise Post) – Nigeria recorded 324 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday with Lagos State, the epicentre of the virus, accounting for 115 cases followed by the FCT with 110 Infections, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said.
The health agency which disclosed this via it’s twitter handle said other states where fresh cases were recorded are:
Kaduna-57
Taraba-9
Akwa Ibom-8
Plateau-6
Bauchi-4
Ekiti-4
Kano-4
Katsina-4
Rivers-3
According to the NCDC, the total confirmed cases have risen to 68,627 out of which
64,467 patients have been discharged.
It further added that 1,179 lives have been lost to COVID-19 related ailments since the index case in February 27, 2020.
The health agency gave the state by state breakdown of total confirmed cases as:
