Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Now 24, 567 With 490 New Infections

Nigeria has recorded 490 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 24,567.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its Twitter handle Sunday night.

So far, 24,567 cases have been confirmed, 9,007 cases have been discharged and 565 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The NCDC twitted that the 490 new cases emanated from 20 states.

Meanwhile the global coronavirus cases have exceeded 10 million and more than half a million  people have died from the disease, according to Johns Hopkins University. The United States accounts for about a quarter of all deaths.