Breaking: 555 New Covid-19 cases recorded as total infections rises to 40,532

Nigeria has now confirmed more than 40,000 COVID-19 cases, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

Since February 27 when the first case of the virus was confirmed in Nigeria, the country has witnessed a steady rise in infections despite efforts to curtail its spread.

Late on Sunday, the NCDC confirmed an additional 555 cases and two deaths, lifting total infections in the country to 40,532 and fatalities to 858 from Friday’s figures of 39,977 and 856, respectively.

555 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-156

Kano-65

Ogun-57

Plateau-54

Oyo-53

Benue-43

FCT-30

Ondo-18

Kaduna-16

Akwa Ibom-13

Gombe-13

Rivers-12

Ekiti-9

Osun-8

Cross River-3

Borno-2

Edo-2

Bayelsa-1

40,532 confirmed

17,374 discharged

858 deaths