By Chibuike Nwabuko
Abuja (Sundiata Post) – The COVID-19 cases soured again on Tuesday with Plateau State recording 116 infections as 239 new cases of the novel virus were confirmed in Nigeria.
According to the report released by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the newly recorded cases brought total confirmed cases to 54,247; total discharged figure to 42,010 with death toll rising to
1,023.
The report released by the health agency via twitter handle revealed that the 239 cases were recorded from 15 states as follows:
Plateau-116
FCT-33
Lagos-19
Ekiti-12
Kaduna-11
Ogun-11
Ebonyi-8
Benue-7
Abia-5
Delta-5
Ondo-4
Edo-3
Imo-2
Osun-2
Bauchi-1
The state by state breakdown of total infections is contained in the table below: