BREAKING: Nigeria Confirms 501 New COVID-19 Cases, Recoveries Exceed 5,000

501 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Nigeria, taking the total to 15,682 in the country.

This was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday via its verified Twitter handle.

A breakdown of cases according to the various states showed that Lagos maintained its lead in the number of daily cases with 195, followed by FCT-50 and Kano-42. Others are Kaduna-27, Edo-26, Oyo-22, Imo-21, Gombe-17, Benue-12, Enugu-12, Delta-11, Anambra-11, Ebonyi-10, Nasarawa-9, Ogun-9, Bauchi-8, Kebbi-4, Akwa Ibom-3, Jigawa-3, Katsina-3, Yobe-2, Borno-2, Kwara-1 and Ondo-1.

Total discharged cases hit 5,101 after 210 patients recovered across the nation, while total fatalities now stand at 407.

NCDC tweet reads: “501 new cases of #COVID19

Lagos-195
FCT-50
Kano-42
Kaduna-27
Edo-26
Oyo-22
Imo-21
Gombe-17
Benue-12
Enugu-12
Delta-11
Anambra-11
Ebonyi-10
Nasarawa-9
Ogun-9
Bauchi-8
Kebbi-4
Akwa Ibom-3
Jigawa-3
Katsina-3
Yobe-2
Borno-2
Kwara-1
Ondo-1