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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 521 fresh cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.<\/p>\n

The development brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 152,074.<\/p>\n

The public health agency made the announcement on Sunday night while giving its daily report on its official website.<\/p>\n

According to the new figure, about seven patients died in the last 24 hours as total fatality jumped to 1,839.<\/p>\n

NCDC also confirmed the recovery of 271 patients in Lagos and Kwara states.<\/p>\n

The report reads, \u201c521 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;<\/p>\n

Lagos-166
\nOgun-52
\nRivers-47
\nAdamawa-37
\nEbonyi-37
\nAkwa Ibom-25
\nOsun-21
\nBayelsa-18
\nKaduna-17
\nOyo-16
\nFCT-15
\nEkiti-14
\nKano-12
\nEdo-12
\nBorno-9
\nYobe-8
\nOndo-6
\nNasarawa-4
\nBauchi-2
\nKwara-3<\/p>\n

152,074 confirmed
\n128,619 discharged
\n1,839 deaths<\/p>\n

\u201cOur discharges today include 228 community recoveries in Lagos State and 43 community recoveries in Kwara State managed in line with guidelines\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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