The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Tuesday reported 27 new COVID-19 cases from four states and the Federal Capital Territory. The agency did not report any additional COVID-19 related death.
The NCDC disclosed this on its official website. According to data from the agency, Lagos recorded 12 cases, followed by the FCT – 8, Katsina – 5, Kano – 1, and Rivers – 1.
The 27 new infections reported have brought the total number of confirmed cases to 254,352 while 230,846 people have recovered and have been discharged. With no COVID-19 related deaths recorded for the day, the death toll from the virus still stands at 3,142.
The agency added that a multi-sectoral National Emergency Operations Centre, activated at Level 2, had continued to coordinate the national response activities.
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