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Nigeria has recorded 649 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 22,020.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) made the announcement on Wednesday.
Data obtained from NCDC’s website showed that Nigeria currently has 13,867 active COVID-19 cases.
It also showed that 120,108 samples have been tested for coronavirus in the country.
A further breakdown of the cases showed that Lagos, Oyo, and Plateau recorded the highest cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.
The agency said 7,613 COVID-19 patients have been discharged in the country, while 542 are dead.
649 new cases of #COVID19
Lagos-250
Oyo-100
Plateau-40
Delta-40
Abia-28
Kaduna-27
Ogun-22
Edo-20
Akwa Ibom-18
Kwara-17
FCT-17
Enugu-14
Niger-13
Adamawa-13
Bayelsa-7
Osun-6
Bauchi-6
Anambra-4
Gombe-3
Sokoto-2
Imo-1
Kano-1
22,020 cases
7,613 discharged
542 deaths