NCDC Records 422 New Cases Of COVID-19, Five Deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 422 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Naija News reports that the disease control agency also recorded five more deaths from the virus on Monday.

According to the NCDC, Lagos State recorded 190 cases, followed by Rivers 86 and Ogun 85.

Others are Oyo 22,  FCT 20, Kwara 7, Edo 5, Abia 4, and Bayelsa 3.

Nigeria has recorded a total of 178,508 cases, while 165,983 patients have been discharged and 2,192 deaths have been recorded in 36 states, including the Federal Capital Territory.

Globally, more than 200 million cases of the pandemic have been confirmed with a spike in the death toll of over four million.