SAHARA REPORTERS

Nigeria has recorded 108 new Coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 981.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control disclosed this in a tweet on Thursday.

The new cases are spread across Lagos, Kwara, Plateau, Ogun, Borno, Akwa Ibom and FCT.

The agency said, “108 new cases of ‪#COVID19‬ have been reported; 78 in Lagos, 14 in FCT, five in Ogun, four in Gombe, three Borno, two in Akwa Ibom, one in Kwara, one in Plateau.

“As at 11:30 pm 23rd April, there are 981 confirmed cases of ‪#COVID19‬ reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 197, deaths: 31.”