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Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 179 new COVID-19 infections and 1116 fatalities in the country.<\/p>\n

NCDC disclosed this on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

It said Nigeria\u2019s total number of confirmed cases is now 60,834.<\/p>\n

Lagos recorded the highest number of cases with 116, followed by Anambra with 20.<\/p>\n

The tweets reads, \u201c179 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;<\/p>\n

Lagos-116, Anambra-20, FCT-9, Oyo-9, Rivers-9, Delta-3, Nasarawa-3, Edo-2, Kaduna-2, Ogun-2, Plateau-2, Ekiti-1, Osun-1<\/p>\n

\u201c60,834 confirmed, 52,143 discharged, 1,116 deaths.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa Press-Nigeria: The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 179 new COVID-19 infections and 1116 fatalities in the country. NCDC disclosed this on Wednesday. It said Nigeria\u2019s total number of confirmed cases is now 60,834. Lagos recorded the highest number of cases with 116, followed by Anambra with 20. 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