The drop in the number of new Covid-19 infections in Africa’s largest country continues on Sunday as only 304 cases were added to the national tally.
Nigeria has been seeing a downward trend in its number of new cases for four days in a row, daily counts by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control showed.
The drop became noticeable last Thursday, when the nation recorded 481 cases, which dropped to 462 on Friday and further dropped to 386 on Saturday and now, 304 on Sunday.
Lagos recorded 81 new cases, Sunday, while Abuja dropped from 130 cases on Saturday to 39 cases on Sunday. Abuja had overtaken Lagos in three consecutive daily figures prior Sunday.
With Sunday’s new Covid-19 infections, Nigeria has 43,841 confirmed cases of the contagion, with 20,308 patients discharged so far and 888 deaths recorded.
According to the NCDC, “Till date, 43,841 cases have been confirmed, 20,308 cases have been discharged and 888 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
“The 304 new cases are reported from 15 states- Lagos (81), FCT (39), Abia (31), Kaduna (24), Rivers (23), Plateau (16), Cross River (13), Ebonyi (12), Ondo (12) Ekiti (11), Edo (11), Benue (10), Nasarawa (10), Ogun (6), Gombe (5).”
Latest NCDC’s Figures:
Lagos-81
FCT-39
Abia-31
Kaduna-24
Rivers-23
Plateau-16
Cross River-13
Ebonyi-12
Ondo-12
Ekiti-11
Edo-11
Benue-10
Nasarawa-10
Ogun-6
Gombe-5
