The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 70 fresh cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in 5 states.
The development brings the total number of active cases across the nation to 7,858.
The health agency made this known on Tuesday night via a post on its verified twitter page.
So far, the country has recorded a total of 164,303 cases with 2,061 deaths, while about 154,384 patients have been successfully treated and discharged.
The agency has recorded zero death for the last one week.
The post reads, “70 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-27
Kaduna-16
Ondo-16
Yobe-6
Bauchi-5
164,303 confirmed
154,384 discharged
2,061 deaths
