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Confirmed Cases In Nigeria Rise To 24,567

Confirmed Cases In Nigeria Rise To 24,567

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday, confirmed 490 new cases of COVID-19 in the country.

NCDC made the confirmation in a post on its Twitter handle.

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It brings the total number of confirmed cases to 24,567.

Lagos State still has the highest tally with 10,144 cases, FCT (Abuja) and Oyo have 1,792 and 1,306 respectively.

The tweet reads: “490 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-118
Delta-84
Ebonyi-68
FCT-56
Plateau-39
Edo-29
Katsina-21
Imo-13
Ondo-12
Adamawa-11
Osun-8
Ogun-8
Rivers-6
Kano-5
Enugu-3
Bauchi-3
Akwa Ibom-3
Kogi-1
Oyo-1
Bayelsa-1

24,567 confirmed
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COVID19 - CNN News Anchor, Richard Quest Tests positive

COVID19: CNN News Anchor, Richard Quest Tests positive

Richard Quest, host of CNN’s ‘Quest Means Business’, has tested positive for the novel Coronavirus.

Quest disclosed the news in a tweet via his Twitter handle, stating that he’s showing just a few symptoms of the viral disease.

He said ”I have caught coronavirus.

”I am blessed in that I have few symptoms, just a cough.

”I am saving my prayers and thoughts for those less fortunate.

”Stay in and protect lives.”

Recall that his colleague, Chris Cuomo, younger brother of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York, has tested positive for