653 New Infections As Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Exceed 36,000

The total number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria has exceeded the 36,000 mark.

This follows the confirmation of 653 new infections by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) – the health agency saddled with such responsibility in the country.

Giving an update on the outbreak of the disease in a late-night tweet on Saturday, the agency revealed that the new cases were reported across 27 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Only nine states did not report a new case of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.

653new cases of #COVID19Nigeria

Lagos-115

Kwara-85

Enugu-80

FCT-78

Rivers-36

Ondo-35

Oyo-30

Katsina-28

Kaduna-19

Abia-19

Nasarawa-18

Plateau-17

Imo-16

Ogun-9

Ebonyi-9

Benue-9

Kano-9

Delta-8

Bauchi-7

Ekiti-6

Gombe-4

Bayelsa-4

Adamawa-4

Osun-4

Cross River-1

Yobe-1

Borno-1

Zamfara-1

Total confirmed -36107

Discharged-14938

Death-778