COVID-19 cases surge further as Nigeria records over 4,000 cases, more deaths

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control has confirmed 4,035 cases of COVID-19 in fifteen states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The agency also confirmed that two patients died in the last 24 hours following complications from the virus.

NCDC made this known in an update on its official Facebook page on Wednesday night.

The development brings the total number of cases so far to 231,413 with 2,991, while about 211,853 patients have been successfully treated.

The post reads, “4035 new cases of COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-3,393

Rivers-260

Edo-62

Akwa Ibom-42

Kaduna-39

Ekiti-38

Oyo-38

Delta-31

Kano-31

Ogun-30

Abia-26

Bauchi-15

Ondo-14

Enugu-9

Kwara-7

231,413 confirmed

211,853 discharged

2,991 deaths”.