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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has announced 464 fresh cases of COVID-19 in 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.<\/p>\n

The new figure brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country so far to 156,963.<\/p>\n

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

The centre also confirmed the death of 16 persons due to complications from the virus. The total number of fatalities has jumped to 1,939.<\/p>\n

NCDC also indicated the recovery and discharge of 418 patients from Lagos, Imo and Akwa Ibom States as total recoveries so far stands at 135,831.<\/p>\n

The tweet reads: \u201c464 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;<\/p>\n

Lagos-131
\nKaduna-69
\nAkwa Ibom-33
\nImo-31
\nKatsina-30
\nKano-26
\nOndo-23
\nYobe-20
\nFCT-18
\nOgun-13
\nRivers-12
\nKebbi-11
\nEkiti-9
\nOsun-6
\nOyo-6
\nBorno-5
\nGombe-5
\nPlateau-5
\nEdo-4
\nAbia-3
\nDelta-3
\nZamfara-1<\/p>\n

156,963 confirmed
\n135,831 discharged
\n1,939 deaths
\n.
\nToday\u2019s report includes:<\/p>\n

\u201c229 community recoveries in Lagos State, 144 in Imo State and 45 in Akwa Ibom State<\/p>\n

\u201c3 previously confirmed cases in Nasarawa State omitted from the cumulative report\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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