The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed 617 new coronavirus cases in the country.
The development brings the total number of recorded cases to 72,757, with 1,194 fatality while about 65,850 patients have been successfully treated and discharged.
The health agency made the announcement on Saturday via it’s official social media handles.
The posts reads: “617 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-225
FCT-181
Kaduna-125
Adamawa-25
Nasarawa-20
Kano-12
Rivers-8
Edo-4
Ekiti-4
Bayelsa-3
Ogun-3
Plateau-3
Akwa Ibom-2
Delta-1
Sokoto-1
72,757 confirmed
65,850 discharged
1,194 deaths
“Our discharges today include 74 community recoveries in Lagos State and 44 community recoveries in Kaduna State managed in line with guidelines.
“A breakdown of cases by state can be found via http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng”