Covid-19: NCDC Records 170 New Cases, Total Infections Hit 2,558

Hamilton Nwosa
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By Hamilton Nwosa( Head, The New Diplomat’s Business and Data tracking desk)

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday night announced 170 fresh cases of the dreaded Coronavirus widely known as Covid-19.

This latest development effectively brings the figures nationwide to 2,558. The NCDC in a tweet disclosed that the new cases were reported in twelve states as follows: Lagos, Kano , Ogun, Bauchi, Kaduna, FCT, Sokoto, Katsina, Borno, Nasarawa, Adamawa, Oyo.

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