By Onome Oghenetega
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 387 new cases of COVID-19 in the country.
This brings to 9302 total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria.
NCDC disclosed this via its verified Twitter handle on Friday night saying the cases were recorded in 13 states and the FCT Abuja.
According to the figures, Lagos recorded 254 of the 387 new cases.
It stated that the number of discharged patients have risen to 2697 while 261 persons have died of the disease as of Friday.
ALSO READ: BREAKING: Warri, Uvwie, Asaba, Others Record 17 New Cases Of COVID-19 In Delta
In the Niger Delta region, Edo State recorded additional 22 cases, Rivers had 14 and Ondo recorded one more case.
“387 new cases of #COVID19; Lagos-254, FCT-29, Jigawa-24, Edo-22, Oyo-15, Rivers-14 Kaduna-11, Borno-6, Kano-3, Plateau-2, Yobe-2, Gombe-2, Bauchi-2, Ondo-1.
“9302 cases of #COVID19Nigeria Discharged: 2697. Deaths: 261”, the tweet revealed.
