The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday night announced new 593 confirmed COVID-19 cases, bringing the total in the country to 50,488. The new cases were reported from 16 states: Plateau (186), Lagos (172), FCT (62), Oyo (27), Delta (25), Rivers (20), Ondo (19), Edo (18), Kaduna (17), Enugu (12), Akwa Ibom (10), Ogun (7), Abia (6), Gombe (6), Kano (3) and Osun (3). The deadly virus has so far claimed the lives of 985, while 37,304 patients have recovered.
In a related development, recent research suggests that coronavirus patients admitted to hospital suffer ongoing symptoms three months later.
Researchers found that 81 out of 110 patients had breathlessness, fatigue, and muscle aches long after their battle with the disease.
Scientists claimed that many still struggle to carry out daily tasks such as washing, dressing, or going back to work because of their 'long COVID'.
The findings are part of North Bristol NHS Trust's Discover project, which is studying the long-term effects of coronavirus.
