The Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA has confirmed 26 new cases of coronavirus in the Abuja.
The development brings the total number of recorded cases in the nation’s capital to 1,818 while the number of active cases stands at 1,357.
FCTA while confirming the new cases in a tweet via its Twitter account, also said a total of 439 patients have been discharged after showing full recovery from the virus.
The tweet reads “26 NEW CASES IN THE FCT.
“Summary of COVID19FCT as at June 29th, 2020.
“Total number of confirmed cases: 1818
“Total number of active cases: 1357.
“Total discharged: 439.
“Deaths recorded: 32.
“Residents are urged to take preventive measures seriously.”
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control had announced that 566 new cases of the viral infection have been recorded in the country.