COVID-19 pandemic is becoming more brutal killing 10 persons in Nigeria on Monday.
This is as the country registered 397 new cases, according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
Of the number, Lagos State is leading with 144 new cases while Plateau and Kaduna States recorded 83 and 48 respectively.
“On the 28th of December 2020, 397 new confirmed cases and 10 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“The 397 new cases are reported from 18 states- Lagos (144), Plateau (83), Kaduna (48), Adamawa (36), Rivers (22), Oyo (16), Kebbi (10), Nasarawa (7), Sokoto (7), FCT (5), Kano (5), Edo (4), Jigawa (3), Ogun (2), Akwa Ibom (2), Niger (1) , Bauchi (1), and Zamfara (1),” NCDC tweeted.
“Till date, 84811 cases have been confirmed, 71357 cases have been discharged and 1264 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
“A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC) activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities,” it added.