Nigeria’s COVID-19 confirmed cases rise by 603

 

BY NICHOLAS ABE

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Nigeria’s COVID-19 confirmed cases rose by 603, Saturday, according to an update published by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

Also, six COVID-19 related deaths were recorded same day across the federation.

The 603 new cases were reported as follows: Lagos (135), Edo (87), FCT (73), Rivers (67), Delta (62), Ogun (47), Kaduna (20), Plateau (19), Osun (17), Ondo (16), Enugu (15), Oyo (15), Borno (13), Niger (6), Nasarawa (4), Kebbi (3), Kano (2), Sokoto (1) and Abia (1).

Till date, 28,167 cases have been confirmed, 11,462 cases have been discharged and 634 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the NCDC announced.

So far, only Cross River State is still without any confirmed case of COVID-19 in Nigeria.

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