Nigeria records 242 new coronavirus cases, total fatalities now 150

By Olorungbotemi



Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced 242 new cases of dreaded coronavirus.











With this, the number of confirmed cases in Nigeria climbed to 4641 NCDC disclosed on its Twitter handle.













242 new cases of #COVID19;

88-Lagos
64-Kano
49-Katsina
13-Kaduna
9-Ogun
6-Gombe
4-Adamawa
3-FCT
1-Ondo
1-Oyo
1–Rivers
1-Zamfara
1-Borno
1-Bauchi










4641 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria.

Discharged: 902.


Deaths: 150


The number of fatalities increased from 143 to 150, while recoveries increased from 778 to 902.











The increase in the number of cases over the past few weeks has been attributed to increased testing.