The Nigeria Center for Disease Control(NCDC) has on Thursday announced 373 new cases of the COVID-19 in the country.
The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Thursday.
The health agency said that the 373 new cases were spread across 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.
According to the NCDC, the new cases take the country’s total tally to 48,116.
It, however, added that out of the number, 34,309 patients were discharged, while 966 died.
The NCDC said that Lagos, the country’s pandemic epicentre, witnessed 69 new cases as the 373 shows the following distributions across 20 states:
Lagos-69
Osun-41
Kaduna-40
Oyo-40
FCT-35
Plateau-22
Rivers-19
Kano-17
Ondo-17
Ogun-15
Abia-14
Gombe-12
Imo-9
Enugu-7
Kwara-6
Delta-5
Niger-2
Borno-1
Bauchi-1
Nasarawa-1
The health agency said that a multi-sectoral national Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) activated at Level 3 had continued to coordinate the national response activities across the country.
Meanwhile, the NCDC advised Nigerians that the ease of the lockdown did not mean that the COVID-19 outbreak was over.
“Please #TakeResponsibility as guidelines are updated to protect yourself and loved ones by:
Wearing a mask,
Adherence to guidelines in public spaces.
Avoiding bars/clubs, gyms, cinemas and event centres,” it tweeted.
The health agency also called on Nigerians to engage in the #MaskOnNaija campaign.
According to NCDC, a face mask is a personal item and must not be shared.