Nigeria records 1,074 new COVID-19 cases, death toll now 1,294

A total of one thousand and seventy-four, 1,074 new cases of COVID-19 infections have been recorded in Nigeria.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announced the figure on Friday night in a tweet via its official Twitter handle.

NCDC said Lagos and Kaduna States recorded 642 and 92 cases, respectively, while Rivers State followed with 78 cases.

Nigeria now has a total of 88,587 confirmed cases and 1,294 deaths.

The tweet reads, “1074 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-642
Kaduna-92
Rivers-78
FCT-66
Gombe-66
Kano-35
Ogun-31
Katsina-22
Plateau-20
Abia-7
Niger-4
Oyo-4
Akwa Ibom-3
Delta-2
Osun-2

88,587 confirmed
74,373 discharged
1,294 deaths.”

WITHIN NIGERIA reported that Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen also tested positive for coronavirus, his clubside, SSC Napoli confirmed on Friday.

The former Lille player tested positive for Covid-19, upon return from Belgium, where the club had authorised him to continue his convalescence.