The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 610 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 179,118.
The NCDC disclosed this on its official Facebook handle on Tuesday.
“610 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-281, Rivers-152, Akwa Ibom-85, Ogun-21, Oyo-21, Ekiti-14, FCT-13, Delta-7, Edo-6, Ondo-4, Bayelsa-2, Kano-2, Plateau-2
“179,118 confirmed, 166,131 discharged, 2,194 death.
“Today’s report includes: Two states with zero cases reported: Kaduna and Sokoto.”
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