COVID-19: Nigeria records 490 new cases as total is now 17,148

The number of coronavirus cases in Nigeria increased to 17,148 on Tuesday as 490 new cases were recorded.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, made the announcement on its Twitter handle.

Lagos continues to remain on top of the list with 142 cases, followed by the Federal Capital Territory with 60 cases.

The tweets by the NCDC read:

“490 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-142

FCT-60

Bayelsa-54

Rivers-39

Delta-37

Oyo-30

Kaduna-26

Imo-23

Enugu-19

Kwara-17

Gombe-11

Ondo-10

Bauchi-8

Ogun-7

Borno-6

Benue-1

“17,148 confirmed

5,623 discharged

455 deaths.”