COVID-19 Lands In Kogi As New Cases Reach 389

By GWG Staff

The first two cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Kogi State on Wednesday making the state the 35^th state in the country to record the novel coronavirus.

The two cases in Kogi State were among an unprecedented 389 new cases recorded in the country.

The spike in cases came as Lagos, the hotbed of the disease in the country also recorded an unprecedented 256 cases on Wednesday.

With the two cases recorded in Kogi State, only Cross River State is now free of the disease.

The discovery of the virus in Kogi State follows the controversy and faceoff between the authorities in the state and the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC over procedures.

Officials of the NCDC who came to the state were at one time threatened with quarantine by Governor Yahaya Bello but, however, fled from the state.

The 389 cases in the country brought the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country to 8,733 out of which 2,501 have been successfully treated and discharged. The country has also recorded 254 deaths.

The spike in new cases in Lagos was causing anxiety especially in social media as people took to their handles to express concern on the development.

The NCDC in reporting the latest development in the state tweeted thus:

The breakdown of the total cases in the states is as follow:

Send Us A Press Statement Advertise With Us Contact Us

 And For More Nigerian News Visit GWG.NG