The Lagos State Government has confirmed more than 3000 cases of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, as the figure keeps increasing with the daily test conducted.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this in its latest update on the outbreak of the disease in the country.
Lagos has so far recorded 3,093 COVID-19 cases since the state was hit by the virus, with a success story of 582 recoveries and 40 death recorded from the disease.
NCDC confirmed reported 339 new cases of COVID-19 across 17 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) via its verified Twitter handle t on Thursday.
This brings the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to 7,016 with 3,093 infections reported in Lagos, representing 44 per cent of the total figure.
The country has recorded 211 deaths and 1,907 recovered COVID-19 patients have been discharged from various isolation centres.