It is now official that all the 36 states in Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory have recorded Covid-19 cases with the total number of confirmed cases in the country put at 29,286.
This follows the listing of 5 Covid-19 infections in Cross River State among the 575 new cases recorded in 20 states across the country. Cross River State had before now reported no case of Covid-19 since the country’s index case was confirmed on February 27.
The 575 new cases are reported in Lagos-123; FCT-100; Delta-58; Edo-52; Ogun-42; Katsina-24; Bayelsa-23 and Rivers-22. The other states with new infections include Borno-19; Plateau and Ondo-18; Oyo-17; Kwara-15; Osun-13; Enugu-9; Nasarawa-7; Abia-6; Cross River-5; Kaduna-3 and Ekiti-1.
A total of 163 Covid-19 patients were discharged across Nigeria in the last 24 hours with the total number of successfully treated cases now 11,828.
Meanwhile, Nigeria has recorded 9 new Covid-19 fatalities as the death toll stands at 654.
