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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 1,368 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in 27 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.<\/p>\n

The new development brings the total number of recorded infections in the country to 148,296.<\/p>\n

The health agency made the announcement on Tuesday night via a report on its official website.<\/p>\n

According to the report, no fewer than 16 people died in the last 24 hours due to COVID-19 complications, as total fatalities now stand at 1,777.<\/p>\n

NCDC also confirmed the discharge of 1,020 patients in three states, bringing the total number of recoveries to 124,483.<\/p>\n

The report reads: \u201c1,368 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;<\/p>\n

Anambra-344
\nOyo-172
\nFCT-148
\nBenue-107
\nRivers-95
\nOgun-59
\nOndo-56
\nEbonyi-53
\nKaduna-52
\nPlateau-46
\nKwara-36
\nEnugu-30
\nAkwa Ibom-26
\nOsun-22
\nEdo-20
\nAbia-17
\nKano-16
\nBorno-15
\nCross River-10
\nDelta-8
\nGombe-8
\nImo-7
\nEkiti-5
\nSokoto-4
\nJigawa-3
\nBayelsa-3
\nNasarawa-3
\nZamfara-3<\/p>\n

148,296 confirmed
\n124,483 discharged
\n1,777 deaths<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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