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Nigeria records 790 new COVID-19 infections, total now 179,908

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 790 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 179,908.

The NCDC disclosed this on its official Facebook handle on Wednesday.

“790 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-574, Rivers-83, Ondo-38, Ogun-31, Oyo-23, Delta-10, FCT-9, Ekiti-7, Edo-6, Osun-4, Anambra-2, Bayelsa-2, Plateau-1.

“179,908 confirmed, 166,203 discharged, 2,195 deaths.

“Today’s report includes:Three states with zero cases reported: Kano, Nasarawa and Sokoto.”

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