COVID-19: Nigeria records 490 new infections, tolls surpasses 17,000

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) announced at least 490 new coronavirus cases in the early hours of Wednesday.

This brings the total cases across the country to 17,148 confirmed cases of COVID-19.

According to the statement released by the NCDC on its official Twitter handle, there are now 5,623 discharged patients and 455 deaths as of the time of this report.

The breakdown of the "490 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria";

Lagos-142
FCT-60
Bayelsa-54
Rivers-39
Delta-37
Oyo-30
Kaduna-26
Imo-23
Enugu-19
Kwara-17
Gombe-11
Ondo-10
Bauchi-8
Ogun-7
Borno-6
Benue-1

17,148 confirmed
5,623 discharged
455 deaths