BY BUKOLA BARDI
The number of recoveries from the novel coronavirus in Nigeria has hit Seven thousand, three hundred and thirty eight.
This shows that additional two hundred and twenty nine patients were discharged from various isolation centres in the last twenty four hours.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease control, NCDC announced this in its daily covid19 update.
The centre also confirmed four hundred and fifty two new cases in the country indicating a slight drop in the number recorded two days ago.
The fresh infections in fourteen states have Lagos topping the list with two hundred and nine, Sixty seven in Oyo,Thirty seven in Delta, Ogun is having thirty six while Ondo has eight new cases.
Other States are FCT 22, Abia 20, Enugu 16, Bauchi 15, Kaduna 8, Osun 7, Imo 3, Benue 3 and Borno 1
Death toll since the outbreak of the disease in Nigeria in February this year is now five hundred and thirty three.