New 1,398 cases recorded in Nigeria on Wednesday

New 1,398 Covid-19 cases recorded in Nigeria on Wednesday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported.

According to NCDC, new 542 new cases were recorded in Lagos State on Wednesday while the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recorded 131 covid case the same day.

Other states were the virus was recorded on Wednesday includes Oyo, 120; Rivers, 133; Plateau-l, 111; Kaduna, 71 Kwara, 71; Akwa Ibom, 34; Sokoto, 31; Benue, 28; Ogun, 27; Kano, 26; Kebbi, 17; Osun, 12; Nasarawa, 11; Delta, 10; Gombe, 10; Bayelsa, 9; Borno, 9d; Edo, 8; Ekiti 3; Jigawa and Kastina State which recorded 2 each.

The total cases across the country is now 103,999 while total Covid-19 related death now stands at 1,382 after 9 persons died of the virus on Wednesday.

However, 980 people were discharged yesterday, bringing the total number of people discharged to 82,555.

The total cases for each states are given below:

To curtail the virus, stay safe and adhere to COVID-19 safety protocol; use facemasks, observe social distancing rules and sneezing in you elbow.