The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has announced 240 fresh cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in 13 States and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
This brings the total number of recorded cases in the country to 155,657.
The health agency made the announcement on Saturday night via a tweet on its verified Twitter handle.
According to the report, five new fatalities were also recorded while about 170 patients were discharged in Lagos States
The report reads: “240 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Anambra-85
Lagos-82
Osun-17
Ogun-10
Kwara-9
FCT-8
Kano-7
Abia-6
Borno-4
Edo-2
Bayelsa-2
Kaduna-2
Rivers-1
155,657 confirmed
133,768 discharged
1,907 deaths