The total infections from Corona virus in the country has risen to 4,399 just as the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control confirmed 248 new cases.

According to the agency, Nigeria also recorded 17 more deaths from the pandemic, taking the country’s death toll to 143 with total recoveries rising to 778.

81 of the new cases were in Lagos State, 35 in Jigawa, while Borno and Kano states each had 26 new confirmed cases.

20 new cases were confirmed for Bauchi, 13 in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, 12 in Edo, 10 in Sokoto and7 in Zamfara.

Kwara and Kebbi each had 4 new cases; Gombe, Taraba, Ogun and Ekiti each had 2 cases, while Osun and Bayelsa had a case each.