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FG announces 544 new cases of COVID19 inNigeria

A total of 544 new cases of COVID19 were recorded across Nigeria on Sunday, showing a slight drop from the previous day.

In Lagos, 45 patients – 18 females and 27 males including 4 foreign nationals – were discharged from the Isolation facilities to reunite with the society.

The patients, 19 from Eti-Osa (LandMark) 11 from Onikan and 15 from LUTH Isolation Centres, were discharged after full recovery and testing negative to COVID19.

This brings to 1740, the number of #COVID19 confirmed cases that have been successfully managed and discharged from Lagos isolation facilities.

It is also now a criminal offence in Lagos State to go out without using a facemask.

Breakdown of new cases:

Lagos-199
Ebonyi-65
Oyo-47
Ondo-46
Ogun-31
Edo-30
FCT-28
Katsina-25
Plateau-15
Bayelsa-11
Kaduna-10
Adamawa-10
Akwa Ibom-8
Gombe-7
Kano-4
Taraba-3
Rivers-2
Abia-2
Ekiti-1

28,711 confirmed
11,665 discharged
645 deaths