Lagos Records 49.6% Of 417 New Covid-19 Cases

OMOTAYO ARAOYE

Lagos State remained the epicentre of Nigeria’s COVID-19 pandemic, accounting for 49.6 percent of the 417 new cases, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced on Monday.

The health agency, in its latest data on the coronavirus, said Lagos recorded 207 new cases on Monday.

Kaduna State recorded 44 new cases while Ondo and Abia States have 38 and 28 cases, respectively.

Others are Anambra – 21; Plateau – 20; Bauchi – 13; Oyo – 9; Ebonyi – 9; Delta – 7; Edo – 7; Enugu – 6; Niger – 3; Gombe – 2; Ogun – 1; FCT – 1 and Kano -1.

The new infections, according to the NCDC, took Nigeria’s total COVID-19 pandemic figure to 49,485.

The NCDC stated that 36,834 persons who contracted the disease have been discharged after successful treatment while 977 deaths have so far been reported from the pandemic in Nigeria.

BREAKDOWN OF 417 NEW CASES OF #COVID19NIGERIA

Lagos-207
Kaduna-44
Ondo-38
Abia-28
Anambra-21
Plateau-20
Bauchi-13
Oyo-9
Ebonyi-9
Delta-7
Edo-7
Enugu-6
Niger-3
Gombe-2
Ogun-1
FCT-1
Kano-1

49,485 confirmed
36,834 discharged
977 deaths