Nigeria coronavirus deaths hit 200, total cases now 6,677

…284 new Nigeria coronavirus cases recorded Wednesday

Nigeria coronavirus deaths have clocked 200, as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC reported 284 new cases on Wednesday bringing the total number of cases to 6,677.

Meanwhile, out of the total infected, 1,840 have been discharged.

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Data from the NCDC showed that the cases were spread across 12 states and the FCT with Lagos accounting for the highest number of infections for the day with 199 cases.

A further breakdown of the figures showed that Rivers had 26 new cases, Oyo 19 cases, the FCT and Borno eight each, Plateau seven, Jigawa six, Kano, five, Abia two, and the quartet of Ekiti, Delta, Kwara, and Taraba each recorded one case.