BREAKING: COVID-19 Hits 15,181 On Nigeria’s Democracy Day

Nigeria on Friday, being the nation’s democracy day, recorded a surge in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases nationwide.

With 627 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths, Nigeria tally has hit 15, 181 cases 4,891 recoveries and 399 deaths recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

This was contained in a statement released by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) late Friday night.

The 627 new cases are reported from 23 states.

Below are the breakdown of the states with the new cases.

Lagos(229), FCT(65), Abia(54), Borno(42), Oyo(35), Rivers(28), Edo(28), Gombe(27), Ogun(21), Plateau(18), Delta(18), Bauchi(10), Kaduna(10), Benue(9), Ondo(8), Kwara(6), Nasarawa(4), Enugu(4), Sokoto(3), Niger(3), Kebbi(3), Yobe(1), Kano(1)

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