Nigeria on Saturday recorded 829 fresh COVID-19 cases.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19 cases were recorded in 14 states of the federation and Abuja.
It added that the number of covid-19 fatalities in Nigeria stood at 1,247 as of Saturday night.
Also, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 83,576.
Meanwhile, 70,495 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from various isolation facilities in the country.
The breakdown of the figure on a state-by-state basis revealed the following: Lagos (296), FCT (291), Kaduna (79), Rivers (40), Kano (35), Nasarawa (25), Bauchi (19), and Benue (8).
Others are – Borno (7), Edo (7), Oyo (7), Sokoto (7), Cross River (3), Jigawa (2), and Ogun (2).
“Total confirmed COVID-19 cases: 83,576.
“Discharged: 70,495 AND Deaths: 1,247.”
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