Nigeria has recorded 179 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total to 161,074.
The figures were announced on Tuesday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on its Twitter handle.
Lagos has the highest number of cases – 47.
The tweets by NCDC, giving additional details read:
“179 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-47
Kaduna-21
Rivers-18
Akwa Ibom-14
FCT-11
Edo-10
Cross River-9
Ogun-9
Nasarawa-6
Ebonyi-5
Ekiti-5
Zamfara-5
Delta-4
Kano-4
Osun-4
Plateau-3
Abia-2
Gombe-1
Sokoto-1
“161,074 confirmed
146,072 discharged
2,018 deaths.”
