Nigeria records 288 fresh COVID-19 infections

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCD) has announced the confirmation of 288 new cases of the Coronavirus disease infections in the country.

This was made public in its latest daily data published Monday night. It also said 355 patients recovered from the deadly virus in the past 24 hours while 8 deaths were recorded nationwide.

The new figure brings the total number of confirmed cases to 44,129 out of which 20,663 have been treated and discharged while the death toll increased to 896 in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The 288 new cases are reported from 15 states- Lagos (88), Kwara (33), Osun (27), FCT (25), Enugu (25), Abia (20), Kaduna (17), Plateau (13), Rivers (13), Delta (10), Gombe (8), Ogun (4), Oyo (3), Katsina (1) and Bauchi (1).