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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 371 fresh cases of the dreaded coronavirus (COVID-19) in 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.<\/p>\n

This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country so far to 158,042.<\/p>\n

The health agency made the announcement last night via a tweet on it\u2019s verified Twitter handle.<\/p>\n

According to the new figure obtained by DAILY POST, three persons died of the virus\u2019 complication in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of fatalities, to 1,954.<\/p>\n

The tweet reads: \u201c371 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;<\/p>\n

Lagos-101
\nRivers-54
\nAnambra-31
\nEbonyi-23
\nImo-23
\nKwara-22
\nKano-20
\nTaraba-17
\nAkwa Ibom-16
\nFCT-15
\nAbia-13
\nKaduna-13
\nOsun-5
\nEdo-4
\nOyo-4
\nKebbi-3
\nOgun-3
\nEkiti-2
\nNasarawa-1
\nZamfara-1<\/p>\n

158,042 confirmed
\n137,025 discharged
\n1,954 deaths<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s report includes:<\/p>\n

\u201c204 community recoveries in Kwara State, 167 in Lagos State, 88 in Edo State and 60 in Osun State managed in line with guidelines.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Nigerians are set to watch President Muhammadu Buhari, the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo and other top government officials taking the COVID-19 vaccines on live television today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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