COVID-19: Nigeria records 328 new infections, as total cases hit 11,844

328 persons contracted coronavirus in Nigeria in the past 24 hours, The PUNCH reports.

This brings the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 11,844.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control made this known on Friday.

The NCDC said, “On the 5th of June 2020, 328 new confirmed cases and 10 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

“Till date, 11844 cases have been confirmed, 3696 cases have been discharged and 333 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 328 new cases are reported from 14 states- Lagos(121), FCT(70),Bauchi(25), Rivers(18), Oyo(16), Kaduna(15), Gombe(14), Edo(13),Ogun(13), Jigawa(8), Enugu(6), Kano(5), Osun(2), Ondo(2).”

The PUNCH reports that Nigeria currently has 7,815 active COVID-19 cases. Punch