Nigeria records 35 new COVID-19 cases as toll hits 442

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday confirmed thirty-five new cases of COVID-19, taking Nigeria’s total infections to 442.

The NCDC confirmed this on Thursday evening via a statement on Twitter.

According to the agency, of the 35 cases, 19 were found in Lagos, 9 in the FCT, 5 in Kano and 2 in Oyo state.

A total of 152 persons have, however, been discharged while 13 deaths have been recorded.