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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed 341 fresh cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.<\/p>\n

This brings the total number of recorded cases in the country since February 2020 to 155,417.<\/p>\n

The health agency made the announcement on Saturday night via a tweet on its verified Twitter handle.<\/p>\n

According to the report, three new fatalities were also recorded while about 478 patients were discharged in Lagos, Kaduna and Rivers States.<\/p>\n

The report reads: \u201c341 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria<\/p>\n

Lagos-96
\nRivers-41
\nKaduna-33
\nEdo-21
\nOsun-20
\nAkwa Ibom-17
\nFCT-17
\nOndo-15
\nGombe-11
\nKano-11
\nImo-10
\nEkiti-9
\nKebbi-9
\nKwara-8
\nOyo-8
\nBorno-6
\nEnugu-3
\nPlateau-3
\nDelta-1
\nNiger-1
\nOgun-1<\/p>\n

155,417 confirmed
\n133,256 discharged
\n1,905 deaths https:\/\/t.co\/Am8f5TDr1U
\nToday\u2019s report include:<\/p>\n

\u201c319 community recoveries in Lagos State, 121 in Kaduna State and 38 in Rivers State<\/p>\n

\u201cData from Kaduna State recorded for 26th and 27th\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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