The Nigeria Centre for Disease control, NCDC has confirmed 1,598 new cases of coronavirus in 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The health agency made the announcement on Saturday night during an update on its website.
The report reads: “1598 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-461
FCT-206
Plateau-197
Rivers-168
Kaduna-116
Anambra-53
Ogun-49
Ebonyi-47
Edo-42
Sokoto-32
Imo-31
Katsina-31
Oyo-30
Akwa Ibom-27
Delta-16
Kano-16
Abia-15
Niger-15
Ondo-11
Bayelsa-10
Borno-9
Kebbi-8
Ekiti-7
Jigawa-1
108,943 confirmed
85,367 discharged
1,420 deaths
“Our discharges today includes 430 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”