The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed 1,041 new coronavirus cases in 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The health agency made the announcement yesterday via a post on its verified Facebook page.
The post reads: “1,041 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-316
FCT-210
Kaduna-83
Plateau-70
Gombe-56
Oyo-56
Katsina-47
Nasarawa-35
Kano-33
Ogun-21
Rivers-17
Niger-14
Imo-14
Delta-12
Kwara-12
Edo-12
Benue-9
Anambra-8
Taraba-4
Ekiti-4
Ebonyi-6
Bayelsa-1
Sokoto-1
81,963 confirmed
69,651 discharged
1,242 deaths
“Our discharges today includes 128 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.
“A breakdown of cases by state can be found via http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng”