Nigeria has recorded 74 new cases of COVID-19 across the country.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this in its daily update on the virus.
In the agency’s latest update, the cases were reported in 8 states of the federation.
Benue state takes the lead with 49 cases, Enugu-6, Osun-6, Kano-5, Oyo-4, FCT-2, Bayelsa-1, Ogun-1
According to NCDC, it says,
“Today’s report includes: 26 Discharged cases reported from Abia state is for October 30th 2021.
“49 confirmed cases reported from Benue state for 29th October 2021 (backlog from APIN Laboratory).
“1 discharged case reported from Lagos state is for October 30th 2021.
“1 death reported from Lagos state for October 30th 2021.
“6 confirmed cases reported from Enugu state for October 29th 2021.
“7 states with zero cases reported: Delta, Edo, Ekiti, Gombe, Ondo, Taraba and Sokoto.”
In total, 211,961 cases have been confirmed, 203,121 people discharged and 2,896 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.