COVID-19: NCDC confirms 339 new cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 339 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.
The Health agency stated this via its Twitter handle Thursday night.
With the latest announcement, a total of 7,016 confirmed COVID-19 cases have now been recorded in 34 states and the federal capital territory (FCT).
The number discharged patients also increased to 1,907, while the total number of fatalities is now 211.
Of the 339 cases, 139 were recorded in Lagos; 28 in Kano; 28 in Oyo; 25 in Edo; 22 in Katsina; 18 in Kaduna; 14 in Jigawa; 13 in Yobe; 13 in Plateau; 11 in FCT; 8 in Gombe; 5 in Ogun; 4 in Bauchi; 4 in Nasarawa; 3 in Delta; 2 in Ondo; 1 in Rivers; and 1 in Adamawa.
Meanwhile, the Lagos State Government has announced the recovery and discharge of 13 more novel coronavirus patients.
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The patients were discharged after testing negative for the virus two consecutive times.
The state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday.
The governor confirmed that a total 662 patients had so far been discharged from isolation centres in the state.
”Today, 13 more COVID-19 Lagos patients – nine males and four females – all Nigerians, have been discharged from the Onikan, Eti-Osa (LandMark), Lekki and Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) isolation facilities to reunite with the society.
”The patients, one from Onikan, four from Eti-Osa (LandMark), three from Lekki and five from LUTH isolation centres were discharged having fully recovered.
”With this, the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases that have been successfully managed and discharged in Lagos has risen to 662,” Sanwo-Olu said.
