COVID-19: Nigeria confirms 17 new cases

Nnenna Okoronkwo, Abuja

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Nigeria has confirmed 17 new cases of the deadly coronavirus also known as COVID-19.

The National Centre for Disease Control NCDC announced this on Tuesday night via its official Twitter handle @NCDCgov.

According to the NCDC, the 31 cases are from the following States: Lagos-8, Rivers-5, Kano-2, Kaduna-1, Plateau-1.

The latest figure brings the total number of confirmed cases to, 166,534 with 159,935 discharged and a total of  2,099 deaths.

 

 

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