386 New Cases Confirmed, Total now stands at 3912

386 new cases of #COVID19;

176-Lagos

65-Kano

31-Katsina

20-FCT

17-Borno

15-Bauchi

14-Nasarawa

13-Ogun

10-Plateau

4-Oyo

4-Sokoto

4-Rivers

3-Kaduna

2-Edo

2-Ebonyi

2-Ondo

1-Enugu

1-Imo

1-Gombe

1-Osun

3912 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria

Discharged: 679

Deaths: 117

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