Posted on: Tue 05-01-2021

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced 1,204 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The agency made this known via its verified Twitter handle @NCDCgov midnight of Monday.

The infections cut across 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory. According to the NCDC, Lagos leads the toll with 654 cases, with FCT coming next with 200 cases.

Others are:  Plateau-60;  Kaduna-54;  Kano-40; Rivers-30; Edo-28; Nasarawa-25;  Kebbi-19; Bauchi-18; Oyo-13; Akwa Ibom-12; Bayelsa-11; Ogun-11. The rest are: Delta-9; Abia-8; Benue-5; Imo-3; Borno-2; Sokoto-1 and Osun-1

“In total, Nigeria currently has 91,351 confirmed cases of the viral infection, 75,699 patients treated and discharged; with total casualties of 1,318. “Our discharges today include 218 community recoveries in Lagos State, managed in line with guidelines,” NCDC added.

Source: healthwise

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