NCDC Reports 313 New Cases of COVID-19

COVID-19 cases in Nigeria increased further on Sunday by 313, according to reports by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The health agency confirmed the new figure on Twitter pushing the total cases of coronavirus in the country  to 7,389.  The NCDC said also said of the number, 2,263 have been discharged and 226 have died.

According to the NCDC, the new cases were spread across 12 states and the FCT with Lagos accounting for the highest number of infections for the day with 148 cases. Next is the FCT which recorded 36 cases, 27 for Rivers, 19 in Edo, 13 for Kano, 12 Ogun and 11 Ebonyi. Others are eight for Nasarawa and Delta each, seven for Oyo, six in Plateau, five Kaduna, four Kwara, three each for Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa, two in Niger and on for Anambra.