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Nigeria has recorded 184 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing its total infections to 4,971.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed the new figures in a tweet late Wednesday.

According to the NCDC, 51 new cases were found in Lagos, 23 in Jigawa, 16 in Bauchi, 14 in Kano, 10 in the FCT, and 10 in Rivers.

Kwara state reported nine new cases, Delta and Kaduna each had five new cases, Sokoto and Oyo had four cases; the trio of Kebbi, Nasarawa and Osun reported three new cases; Ondo recorded two new cases, while Ebonyi, Edo, Enugu, Anambra, Plateau and Niger all reported once case each.

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184 new cases of #COVID19;

51-Lagos

23-Jigawa

16-Bauchi

16-Katsina

14-Kano

10-FCT

10-Rivers

9-Kwara

5-Delta

5-Kaduna

4-Sokoto

4-Oyo

3-Kebbi

3-Nasarawa

3-Osun

2-Ondo

1-Ebonyi

1-Edo

1-Enugu

1-Anambra

1-Plateau

1-Niger

4971 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria

Discharged: 1070

Deaths: 164

While the number of discharged cases grew to 1,070, the NCDC said six more people had died from the virus since Tuesday, bringing the nation’s total toll to 164. (Channels TV)

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