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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 70 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in five states.<\/p>\n

The development brings the total number of active cases across the nation to 7,858.<\/p>\n

The public health agency made this known on Tuesday night via a post on its verified Facebook page.<\/p>\n

So far, the country has recorded a total of 164,303 cases with 2,061 deaths, while about 154,384 patients have been successfully treated and discharged.<\/p>\n

The agency has recorded zero death for the last one week.<\/p>\n

The post reads, \u201c70 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;<\/p>\n

Lagos-27
\nKaduna-16
\nOndo-16
\nYobe-6
\nBauchi-5<\/p>\n

164,303 confirmed
\n154,384 discharged
\n2,061 deaths<\/p>\n

\u201cA breakdown of cases by state via http:\/\/covid19.ncdc.gov.ng\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 70 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in five states. The development brings the total number of active cases across the nation to 7,858. The public health agency made this known on Tuesday night via a post on its verified Facebook page. 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