The battle against coronavirus in Nigeria seems not over as 155 new coronavirus cases and four deaths had been recorded on Wednesday after a total of 7,810 samples were tested across the country which is according to official records brings the total infection number to 63,238 while the total fatality reached 1,155.
This total number is according to the latest statistics provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, (NCDC) on Wednesday night.
Out of the 63,328 cases, 59,675 cases have been discharged in the 36 states across the country and the Federal Capital Territory. A total of 668,729 tests have been carried out across Nigeria.
The records from NCDC shows that the 155 new cases were reported from 10 states – Lagos (85), FCT (23), Ondo (18), Ogun (8), Kaduna (5), Oyo (5), Taraba (5), Kano (3), Rivers (2), Bauchi (1).
With the latest figures, Lagos still retains its lead on the total confirmed cases with 21,483, followed by Abuja (6,165), Plateau (3,652), Oyo (3,461), Rivers (2,846), Edo (2,669), Kaduna (2,668), Ogun (2,061), Delta (1,816), Kano (1,749), Ondo (1,687), Enugu (1,314), Kwara (1,069), Ebonyi (1,049), Katsina (953), Gombe (938). Osun (930), Abia (919), Borno (745), and Bauchi (715).
Imo State has recorded 619 cases, Benue (493), Nasarawa (483), Bayelsa (413), Ekiti (335), Jigawa (325), Akwa Ibom (295), Anambra (277), Niger (277), Adamawa (257), Sokoto (165), Taraba (151), Kebbi (93), Cross River (87), Yobe (82), Zamfara (79), while Kogi state has recorded five cases only.
It would be recalled that Nigeria has opened the economy due to the decline in the cases recorded in the last few months; authorities as well as Lagos State Government had served a note of warning for a second wave if residents do not abide to COVID-19 protocols including social distancing and use of facemasks.
