Benue records three new case of coronavirus

Nigeria on Friday recorded 667 new cases of coronavirus in the country, with Benue State recprding three new cases.

The announcement was made by the Nigeria Center for Disease Control in a tweet via its official Twitter account.

According to the agency, Lagos recorded 281 cases, while Abia followed with 48.

This means Nigeria now has a total number of 19,147 confirmed cases.

The tweet reads “667 new cases of COVID19;

Lagos-281
Abia-48
Oyo-45
FCT-38
Ogun-37
Enugu-31
Ondo-23
Plateau-21
Edo-19
Delta-18
Rivers-18
Bayelsa-17
Akwa Ibom-17
Kaduna-14
Kano-12
Bauchi-9
Gombe-4
Osun-3
Benue-3
Nasarawa-3
Kwara-3
Ekiti-2
Borno-1

”19,147 confirmed cases in Nigeria, 6,581 patients have been discharged, with 487 deaths recorded.”