NCDC Announces 22 More Cases of COVID-19

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Nigeria has announced 22 more cases of COVID-19, the disease that has killed six people so far in the country.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced that the total number of cases in the country increased from 254 on Tuesday evening to 276 late Wednesday evening.

15 new cases were found in Lagos, 4 in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), 2 in Bauchi, while Edo State recorded 1 case.

So far, 44 patients of the virus have been treated and discharged while 6 have died.

A breakdown of the cases reported in the country show that Lagos State has now recorded 145 cases, FCT 54, Osun 20, Oyo 11, Edo 12, Bauchi 8, Akwa Ibom 5, Kaduna 5, Ogun 4, Enugu 2, Ekiti 2, Rivers 2, Kwara 2, Benue 1, Ondo 1, Delta 1 and Katsina 1.