By Chibuike Nwabuko.
Abuja (Sndiata Post) – Niger state has recorded its first casualty as Nigeria’s confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose by 176Total deaths stood at 176 with Niger State recording its first casualty.
A total of 1,472 cases have been discharged nationwide, the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said in an update last night.
The breakdown is as follows: 95-Lagos; 31-Oyo ;11-FCT; eight-Niger; eight-Borno; six-Jigawa; four-Kaduna; three-Anambra; two-Edo; two- Rivers; two-Nasarawa; two-Bauchi; one-Benue; and one-Zamfara .
The Niger State first casualty of COVID-19 was a 40 year old man who died at the Suleja General Hospital, yesterday.
The deceased was diabetic, according to Health and Hospital Services Commissioner Muhammad Makusidi .
The taxi driver, Makusidi said, died shortly after he was rushed to the hospital.
The breakdown is as follows: