The number of new
cases saw an increase from 175 cases recorded the previous day .
Wednesday’s report
brings the nation’s total number of cases logged since the start of the
outbreak to 208,404, according a report by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control
NCDC.
Of the new cases reported
today, 78 were found in FCT, 46 in Lagos, 27 in Kaduna and 21 in Rivers state.
Imo accounted for 16 of the
new cases, Edo had 13, Delta had 12 and Plateau had 10 cases.
Seven of the cases are
in Niger, six cases each in Bauchi and Kwara, four cases in Akwa Ibom, three in Benue
and two in Nasarawa.
Today’s report
includes zero case from Sokoto, NCDC noted.
The nation also
announced the discharge of 187 patients from hospitals having fought off the
highly contagious disease. The total
number of recoveries now 196,123.
Meanwhile, with 5 fatalities
recorded, the death toll from the virus in Nigeria currently stands 2,761.
Nigeria's active increased
to 9,520 from 9,461 its was the previous day.
