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Nigeria confirms 148 new cases of #COVID19; total rises to 2950
Nigeria on Tuesday confirmed 148 new cases of the Coronavirus infection, taking the country’s total to 2950.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Lagos, the epicentre of the pandemic in the country, led in the number of new cases with 43, followed closely by Kano State with 32. The numbers of new cases in other states were as follows:14-Zamfara, 10-FCT, 9-Katsina, 7-Taraba, 6-Borno, 6-Ogun, 5-Oyo, 3-Edo, 3-Kaduna, 3-Bauchi, 2-Adamawa, 2-Gombe, and one in each of Plateau, Sokoto, and Kebbi.
NCDC said a total of 481 patients have been treated and discharged, while 98 have died.