The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Saturday night announced that another 389 persons have been infected by the novel coronavirus.
Making the announcement via its verified twitter handle, the NCDC said it has recorded the number of confirmed cases is now 12,233.
The 389 new cases emanated from 23 states namely- Lagos (66), FCT (50), Delta (32), Oyo(31), Borno (26), Rivers (24), Edo (23), Ebonyi (23), Anambra (17), Gombe (17), Nasarawa (14), Imo (12), Kano (12), Sokoto (12), Jigawa (8), Ogun (7), Bauchi (5), Kebbi (2), Kaduna (2), Katsina (2), Ondo(2), Abia(1), Niger(1).
Nigeria has so far recorded 12,233 confirmed cases, 3,826 discharged persons and 342 deaths in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.