NCDC confirms 239 new cases of COVID-19 as toll rises to 4151

Nigeria has recorded 239 new cases of COVID-19.

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, confirmed this in a post on its Twitter page.

This brings the total number of cases in Nigeria to 4151.

Lagos recorded the highest number of cases with 97 new infected persons followed by Bauchi State which recorded 44 new cases.

The tweet reads: “239 new cases of COVID-19; 97-Lagos, 44-Bauchi, 29-Kano, 19-Katsina, 17-Borno, 7-FCT, 6-Kwara, 5-Oyo,3-Kaduna,3-Sokoto, 2-Adamawa, 2-Kebbi, 2-Plateau, 2-Ogun, 1-Ekiti.

“4151 cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria. Discharged: 745; Deaths: 128.