COVID-19: More Deaths As Nigeria Confirms 1,479 New Cases

Nigeria has recorded its highest number of deaths in 11 months as 23 persons were confirmed dead due to COVID-19 complications on Thursday.

The new figure takes the nation’s death toll to 1,405.

The country also recorded 1,479 cases in 25 states, and a total of 105,475 confirmed cases since the outbreak of the virus.

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 1,275 persons were discharged on Thursday and a total of 83,830 recoveries have been recorded so far.

The NCDC has however, urged Nigerians to be consistent in their adherence to non-pharmaceutical measures to prevent the spread of the virus.

A breakdown of the cases by states is as follows: `

Lagos-697
FCT-201
Nasarawa-80
Plateau-74
Rivers-72
Edo-46
Adamawa-43
Osun-39
Akwa Ibom-35
Delta-31
Anambra-27
Oyo-24
Kano-21
Abia-19
Enugu-19
Ogun-18
Sokoto-12
Bauchi-7
Taraba-7
Ekiti-4
Gombe-4
Imo-4
Bayelsa-2
Jigawa-2
Zamfara-1

Total confirmed: 105,475
Total discharged: 83,830
Total Deaths: 1,405