The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 422 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 178,508.
The NCDC disclosed this on its official Facebook handle on Monday.
“422 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-190, Rivers-8, Ogun-85, Oyo-22, FCT-20, Kwara-7, Edo-5, Abia-4, Bayelsa-3.
“178,508 confirmed, 165,982 discharged. 2,192 deaths.
“Today’s report includes: Nine states with zero cases reported: Akwa Ibom, Ekiti, Kaduna, Kano, Nasarawa, Ondo, Sound, Plateau and Sokoto.”
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