The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 245 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country.
Tweeting on Monday night, the agency said the country’s total was now 2,802.
Of the 245 new cases, 76 are in Lagos, 37 in Katsina, 32 in Jigawa, 23 in Kano, 19 in the FCT, 18 in Borno, 10 in Edo, and nine in Bauchi.
Others are six in Adamawa, five in Oyo, five in Ogun, and one each in Ekiti, Osun, Benue, Niger, and Zamfara.
According to the NCDC, 417 persons have recovered from the disease and have been discharged while 93 others have died from it.
The agency further said it is working with the Lagos State Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other partners in the operationalisation of sample collection sites in local governments in the state for COVID-19 diagnosis.
“This is part of our strategy to ensure cases are detected early,” it said.
