Nigeria’s total cases of COVID-19 last night jumped to 12, 000 following confirmation of 389 new infections in the country.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, said that the 389 new cases brought the total number of the confirmed infection in the country to 12, 233.
The 389 new cases were reported from 23 states of the country with Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory having 66 and 50 respectively.
Other states where new infections were confirmed are Delta (32), Oyo (31), Borno (26), Rivers (24), Edo (23), Ebonyi (23), Anambra (17), Gombe (17), Nasarawa (14), Imo (12), Kano (12), Sokoto (12), Jigawa (8), Ogun (7), Bauchi (5), Kebbi (2), Kaduna (2), Katsina (2), Ondo (2), Abia (1) and Niger (1).
However, 3826 cases have been discharged while 342 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.