Nigerians Urged To Do COVID-19 Testing As Infection Record Hits 20244 In 19 States

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Nigerians Urged To Do COVID-19 Testing As Infection Record Hits 20244 In 19 States

Naija last night recorded 436 new cases of COVID-19 infection, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 20,244.

This was announced via the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) Twitter handle.

The disease control agency said that the 436 new confirmed cases were from 19 states.

The NCDC said Lagos reported the highest number of cases with 169 new cases and Oyo was second with 52 new infections.

Here is the detail breakdown of the new infection by state, Lagos-169, Oyo-52 Plateau – 31, Imo – 29, Kaduna – 28, Ogun – 23, FCT – 18, Enugu – 18, Bauchi – 17, Bayelsa – 14, Rivers – 8, Osun – 6, Kano – 6, Edo – 5, Benue – 5, Adamawa – 3, Borno – 2, Abia – 1, Ekiti – 1.

The NCDC has said a sudden loss of taste and smell with fever, headache or runny nose might be COVID-19.

It called on Nigerians not to ignore these symptoms, adding that they should call their state hotline immediately to book a test.