Covid-19: Nigeria records more deaths


Nigeria, on Wednesday recorded four COVID-19 related deaths and 147 new infections in the country.

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), announced this in a tweet on Wednesday night.

The public health agency said that Lagos has the highest number of infections with 82 cases, while FCT confirmed 20 cases, Rivers had 9 cases and Kaduna and Plateau states had 8 cases each.

Benue also had 5 infections, while Edo Kano, Nasarawa and Taraba reported 3 cases each.

Ogun State had 2 infections and Bauchi had 1 infection.

“Till date, 62,371 cases have been confirmed, 58,095 cases have been discharged and 1,139 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and FCT,” it added.