The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 457 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Wednesday.
The 457 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 44890.
The NCDC also announced the discharge of 314 patients from isolation centers across the country with 17 new deaths reported.
Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria reported 137 new confirmed cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 15551.
FCT reported 76 new cases, Plateau recorded 40 new cases while Rivers, Enugu and Oyo recorded 35, 34 and 25 new cases respectively.
Other states are Abia-23, Delta-12, Edo-11, Ebonyi-11, Cross River-10, Kwara-10, Kaduna-9, Anambra-7, Ogun-5, Imo-3, Bauchi-3, Osun-2, Nasarawa-2, Kano-1 and Ekiti-1.
NCDC reports that there are 44,890 cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria with 32,165 discharged and 927 deaths.
