Coronavirus surges to 4,151 in Nigeria overtaken by Ghana in number of surges
Nigeria recorded 239 fresh cases of Coronavirus on Saturday, taking its overall total to 4,151 infections.
Lagos leads the pack with 97 new cases, while Bauchi recorded 44 new infections and Kano, ramping up 29 fresh cases.
In the figures released by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Saturday, Katsina recorded 19 new cases, Borno, 17 and the FCT, seven cases.
Others are: Kwara, six; Oyo, five; Kaduna and Sokoto, three cases each; Adamawa, Kebbi, Plateau and Ogun recorded two cases each, while Ekiti has one new infection.
While the nation has discharged 745 patients who recovered from the disease, it recorded 128 deaths.
How States Stand
97-Lagos
44-Bauchi
29-Kano
19-Katsina
17-Borno
7-FCT
6-Kwara
5-Oyo
3-Kaduna
3-Sokoto
2-Adamawa
2-Kebbi
2-Plateau
2-Ogun
1-Ekiti
…Ghana overtakes Nigeria as COVID-19 number surges
Ghana recorded 251 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the national total to 4,263.
This makes the country the worst hit in the West African region ahead of Nigeria, which has 4,151 cases
On Friday, Ghana had announced 921 confirmed cases, its highest daily figure till date.
According to Ghana Health Service (GHS), the huge number recorded on Friday came mainly from the outbreak in an industrial facility.
Out of the 1,300 workers tested there, 533 came out positive.
At the moment, the country has 22 deaths and 378 recoveries.
Ghana’s COVID-19 cases have increased by over 3,000 since 20 April.
This was when the government eased the lockdown in hardest hit regions.
