Nigeria records highest COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours on Saturday

Nigeria on Saturday recorded the most coronavirus deaths in a single day as the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 11 fatalities.

As of Friday, the total number of deaths resulting from COVID-19 was 117.

But according to the data released on Saturday, the total number of deaths in the country stood at 128.

Nigeria has also exceeded 4000 confirmed cases with 745 discharged.

NCDC had on Saturday reported ”239 new cases of COVID-19; 97-Lagos, 44-Bauchi, 29-Kano, 19-Katsina, 17-Borno, 7-FCT, 6-Kwara, 5-Oyo,3-Kaduna,3-Sokoto, 2-Adamawa, 2-Kebbi, 2-Plateau, 2-Ogun, 1-Ekiti

“4151 cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria; Discharged: 745; Deaths: 128”.

NCDC confirms 239 new cases of COVID-19 as toll rises to 4151