NCDC records 340 new COVID-19 case; total now 51,340

By Chibuike Nwabuko

Abuja (Sundiata Post) – Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 340 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 51,304.

Out of the total 51304 confirmed cases, 37885 cases have been discharged and 996 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 340 new cases are reported from 19 states- Kaduna(63), FCT(51), Plateau(38), Lagos(33), Delta(25), Gombe (21), Adamawa(21), Edo(20), Katsina(17), Akwa Ibom(11), Ekiti(10), Rivers(9), Ondo(5), Ebonyi(4), Cross River(3), Ogun(3), Sokoto(2), Imo(2), Nasarawa (2),” the NCDC said.

See the breakdown of cases by state below;