Covid-19: Cross River Records 5 New Cases, 2 Deaths As Nigeria Hits 42,208

Cross River State, on Wednesday recorded 5 new cases of Coronavirus and 2 deaths, data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), shows.

The state has so far recorded 45 cases of the virus with 9 recoveries and 3 deaths.

The NCDC in its daily update of cases posted on its official Twitter, says 404 new cases was recorded in the country, with Lagos topping the chart with 106 cases, followed by the FCT with 54 cases.

Others are: Rivers-48, Plateau-40, Edo-29, Enugu-21, Oyo-20, Kano-18, Ondo-15, Ogun-10, Ebonyi-9, Ekiti-8, Kaduna-6, Kwara-4, Anambra-3, Delta-3, Imo-2, Nasarawa-2, Borno-1,

The agency also announced a total of 42,208 confirmed cases in Nigeria with 19,004 discharged and 873 deaths.