By The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 655 new cases of COVID-19 in 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
This development brings the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 153,842, as the second wave of the pandemic lingers on.
The health agency made the confirmation via an update on its official website, on Wednesday night.
An additional 11 new deaths were also recorded in the last 24 hours, as total fatality now stands at 1,885. Till date, the NCDC has discharged 130,818 patients who were treated and recovered from COVID-19.
See breakdown on the new cases: Lagos (240), Ogun (88), Rivers (56), FCT (51), Kaduna (43), Kano (25), Plateau (21), Taraba (19), Edo (17), Abia (15), Delta (13), Nasarawa (11), Akwa Ibom (10), Kwara (10), Oyo (10), Kebbi (9), Borno (5), Bayelsa (4), Gombe (4), Ekiti (2), and Osun (2).
“A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities,” it added.
