Nigeria records 313 new cases of COVID-19, total number of cases now to 7,839

By ABUJAH RACHEAL

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Sunday recorded 313 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, taking the toll of active cases to 5,350.

The NCDC, on its official twitter handle, however said that no new state had reported a case in the last 24 hours.

It said that a total of 7,839 cases had been confirmed, 2,263 cases discharged, while 226 deaths had been recorded across 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The NCDC stated that the 313 new cases were reported from 17 states as follows:

Lagos (148), FCT (36), Rivers (27), Edo (19), Kano (13), Ogun (12), Ebonyi (11), Nasarawa (8), Delta (8), Oyo (7), Plateau (6), Kaduna (5), Kwara (4), Akwa Ibom (3), Bayelsa (3), Niger (2), Anambra (1).  (NAN)