Nigeria's COVID-19 cases rise above 30,000

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday announced 460 new cases of coronavirus.

In a statement on the NCDC's official Twitter account, it stated that the country’s total cases have surpassed the 30,000-mark.

According to the health agency, the number of total infections in the country now stands at 30,249; while 684 persons have died as a result of the virus, 12,373 have been successfully treated and discharged.

Lagos reported the highest number of cases among the states with 150 while Rivers recorded 49.

Other states with new cases include Oyo (43), Delta (38), FCT (26), Anambra (20), Kani (20), Plateau (18), Edo (14), Bayelsa (13), Enugu (13), Osun (12), Kwara (10), Borno (8), Ogun (7), Kaduna (6), Imo (4), Bauchi (3), Gombe (3), Niger (2) and Adamawa (1).