COVID-19 BRIEFS: Nigeria Records 457 More Cases, Taking Total Infections To 44,890

By Olivia Isibor (AGENDAWATCHDOG) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed on  Wednesday night via Twitter that the country had recorded 457 more cases of COVID-19, taking its total infections to 44,890.

Breakdown of the new infections, which cut across 20 states of the federation, including Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), are as follows: Lagos-137, FCT-76, Plateau – 40, Rivers – 35, Enugu – 34, Oyo – 25 and Abia – 23, Delta – 12, Edo and Ebonyi – 11, Cross River and Kwara – 10, Kaduna – 9, Anambra – 7, Ogun – 5, Imo and Bauchi – 3, Osun and Nasarawa – 2, Kano and Ekiti – 1.

While 32,165 persons have been successfully treated and discharged, 927 fatalities have been sadly recorded since the outbreak of the deadly virus.