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With 501 New Cases, Nigeria’s COVID-19 Climb Near 16,000
Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria on Saturday surge again, climbing near 16, 000 cases with 501 confirmed cases added across the country.
The country also recorded eight new death nationwide.
So far, 15, 682 cases have been confirmed across the country, 5,101 recoveries made and 407 deaths recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The 501 new cases are reported from 24 states.
Below is the breakdown released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
Lagos (195), FCT (50), Kano (42), Kaduna(27), Edo (26), Oyo (22), Imo(21), Gombe (17), Benue (12), Enugu (12), Delta (11), Anambra(11), Ebonyi (10), Nasarawa (9), Ogun (9), Bauchi (8), Kebbi (4), Akwa Ibom (3) Jigawa (3), Katsina (3), Yobe (2), Borno (2), Kwara (1), Ondo (1)
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