- As Death Toll Rises To 1861
From Segun Amure, (The New Diplomat’s Abuja Bureau)
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 1861 new cases of Covid-19 in the country as it added 22 deaths to its grim tally, Wednesday.
The 22 deaths recorded is the country’s second highest daily fatality figure so far.
Recall The New Diplomat on Thursday, 14 January reported that the 23 deaths were recorded from Covid-19 being the highest since the outbreak of the pandemic.
The figure has raised the country’s death toll to 1544 since the pandemic struck, February, 2020.
Furthermore, a total of 126160 cases have been confirmed and 100, 365 cases have been discharged in the country.
According to NCDC, 967 discharges were made in the country on Wednesday. Lagos State led with 697 community recoveries followed by Ricers who had 128 recoveries and Plateau state with 116 recoveries.
The NCDC revealed that 773 of the new cases were recorded in Lagos, 285 cases were confirmed in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, and Oyo reported 138 cases.
Specifics:
The 1861 new cases are reported from 22 states- Lagos (773), FCT (285), Oyo (138), Rivers (111), Plateau (92), Nasarawa (83), Kaduna (59), Enugu (57), Imo (57), Edo (43), Kano (27), Kwara (20), Ebonyi (19), Abia (17), Ogun (12), Osun (12), Katsina (8), Bayelsa (6), Bauchi (5), Delta (5), Borno (4), Jigawa (4), and Zamfara (1)
