COVID-19: Nigeria records 60 new cases

Nigeria has recorded 60 new cases of the novel coronavirus also known as COVID-19.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Saturday night via its official Twitter handle @NCDCgov.

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The NCDC stated that the 60 cases are from the following states : Lagos-22, Rivers-15, Bayelsa-7, Kaduna-5, Ogun-4, Akwa Ibom-3, Osun-2, Kano-1, Ebonyi-1

The latest figures bring the total number of confirmed cases to 164,207 with 154, 325 discharged and 2,061 deaths.

60 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-22
Rivers-15
Bayelsa-7
Kaduna-5
Ogun-4
Akwa Ibom-3
Osun-2
Kano-1
Ebonyi-1

164,207 confirmed
154,325 discharged
2,061 deaths pic.twitter.com/tB6MbfaIDy

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 17, 2021