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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has recorded 571 fresh cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.<\/p>\n

The new data brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 153,187.<\/p>\n

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

According to the report, Nigeria recorded 12 fatalities in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths in the country so far to 1,874.<\/p>\n

NCDC also confirmed the discharge of 286 patients from Lagos, FCT and Benue State as total recovery jumped to 129,943.<\/p>\n

The report reads, \u201c571 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;<\/p>\n

Lagos-170
\nOgun-65
\nFCT-45
\nKwara-34
\nAbia-32
\nEnugu-32
\nKano-25
\nOyo-22
\nOndo-21
\nRivers-19
\nKaduna-19
\nBenue-18
\nBayelsa-12
\nKebbi-12
\nNasarawa-11
\nAkwa Ibom-9
\nDelta-8
\nEkiti-6
\nNiger-5
\nBauchi-3
\nImo-3<\/p>\n

153,187 confirmed
\n129,943 discharged
\n1,874 deaths<\/p>\n

\u201cOur discharges today include 214 community recoveries in Lagos State, 61 in FCT and 11 in Benue State managed in line with guidelines\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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