Nigeria records 184 new coronavirus cases, total now 4,971

Coronavirus COVID-19

Nigeria has recorded 184 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), the country’s Centre for Disease Control announced on Wednesday night.

The NCDC also said on Twitter that six coronavirus patients have been confirmed dead, bringing the total number of deaths to 164.

The NCDC noted that no new state had reported a case in the last 24 hours.

The agency said that to date, 4,787 cases have been confirmed, 3,737 are active cases, 1,070 cases have been discharged and 158 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 184 new cases are reported from 22 states- Lagos(51), Jigawa(23), Bauchi(16), Katsina(16), Kano(14), FCT(10), Rivers(10), Kwara(9), Delta(5), Kaduna(5), Sokoto(4), Oyo(4), Kebbi(3), Nasarawa (3), Osun(3), Ondo(2), Ebonyi(1), Edo(1), Enugu(1), Anambra(1), Plateau (1), Niger (1),” it wrote.

Nigeria has crossed over 1,000 in treatment and discharged cases.

The NCDC has continued to urge Nigerians to take responsibility to prevent the spread of the disease by supporting one another.

The body said that the best way Nigerians could protect themselves and their community was with everyday preventive actions, including staying at home when they were sick and washing hands with soap and water, to help slow the spread of respiratory illness.