Coronavirus: Nigeria Records 410 New Cases, Total Now 49,485
Four hundred and seventeen (417) confirmed cases were reported in the last 24 hours from 17 states.
Joy Kalu 
Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 410 new cases of the novel coronavirus as the country’s total number of confirmed infections neared 50,000.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control confirmed the news in a late-night tweet.
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The country’s virus epicenter, Lagos, reported 210 new cases, while the FCT posted 45 new infections.
Other states with new cases include: Ondo-30, Plateau-21, Edo-19, Ogun-16, Oyo-13, Nasarawa-12, Bauchi-11, Enugu-10, Kwara-7, Kaduna-6, Anambra-4, Ebonyi-3, Abia-2, Rivers-1.
Four new deaths were recorded on Tuesday as the total toll from the virus reached 981.
However, the number of recovered patients rose to 37,051.
One (1) death was reported in the last 24 hours in one state – Ogun (1).
All 36 states in Nigeria, and the FCT, have reported a confirmed case.
