The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 5 new fatalities from the coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths to 176 in 34 states including the Federal Capital Territory.

The NCDC disclosed this in a series of tweets on Saturday night.

The Centre added that no new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours, as it confirmed 176 new confirmed cases from 14 States

“Till date, 5621 cases have been confirmed, 1472 cases have been discharged and 176 deaths have been recorded, noting that active cases currently stands at 3,973.

For more on COVID-19 State report  covid19.ncdc.gov.ng

176 new cases of #COVID19;

95-Lagos
31-Oyo
11-FCT
8-Niger
8-Borno
6-Jigawa
4-Kaduna
3-Anambra
2-Edo
2-Rivers
2-Nasarawa
2-Bauchi
1-Benue
1-Zamfara

5621 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 1472
Deaths: 176