Nigeria records 503 new COVID-19 cases, total now 29,789

Nigeria’s total COVID-19 infections neared the 30,000-mark on Tuesday, totaling 29,789.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) revealed this in a tweet via its official handle, in which it put the number of news cases at 503.

As usual, Lagos, the country’s virus hotspot, reported the highest number of new cases among the states with 154.

Other states with new cases include Edo (54), FCT (41), Enugu (34), Rivers (30), Benue (24), Osun (20), Kaduna (15), Kwara (13), Abia (9), Borno (8), Plateau (6), Taraba (5), Ogun (3), Kano (3), Kebbi (2), Nasarawa (2), Bayelsa (1), and Gombe (1).

Below are details of the 503 new cases of COVID-19:

Lagos-153

Ondo-76

Edo-54

FCT-41

Enugu-37

Rivers-30

Benue-24

Osun-20

Kaduna-15

Kwara-13

Abia-9

Borno-8

Plateau-6

Taraba-5

Ogun-3

Kano-3

Kebbi-2

Nasarawa-2

Bayelsa-1

Gombe-1

29,879 confirmed

12,108 discharged

669 deaths