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Coronavirus: Nigeria’s Case Count Surpasses 30,000

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Nigeria has crossed the 30,000 mark in its confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease. This was after 460 new infections were recorded yesterday.

The country’s economic capital, Lagos leads the pack with 50 cases. This is closely followed by Rivers at 49 and Oyo at 43. Delta recorded 38 and the country’s capital, Abuja had 26.


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Others are Anambra-20, Kano-20, Plateau-18, Edo-14, Bayelsa-13, Enugu-13, Osun-12, Kwara-10, Borno-8, Ogun-7, Kaduna-6, Imo-4, Bauchi-3, Gombe-3, Niger-2, Adamawa-1. 

The total death toll as at yesterday is pegged at 684 with total number of recoveries 12,373. This leaves the number of active cases at 17,876.

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Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country is grappling to control the spread of the coronavirus disease. It places third in the chart on the African continent only surpassed by South Africa and Egypt.

SOURCE: AfricaCelebrities.com

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