Plateau Leads As Nigeria Records Uptick In New Covid-19 Infections

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Plateau State topped the Nigeria’s Coronavirus daily tally Friday, as the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, announced 443 new cases.

The figure is higher than the 354 cases recorded on Thursday and marked an uptick following the modest figures recorded in days before.

Plateau recorded 103 new cases, going above hotspots like Lagos and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja.Nigeria's new case

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Nigeria’s caseload stands at 45,687, with 32,637 survivors discharged and 936 deaths recorded.

Six new deaths were recorded on Friday.The 443 new cases were recorded in 19 states in the country.

Lagos had 70 new cases and the FCT added 60 cases, Friday.

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Ondo recorded 35 cases, Edo and Rivers, 27 cases each, Kaduna, 20 cases, Osun, 19 cases,  Borno and Oyo, 18 cases each and Kwara, 11 cases.

Others are: Adamawa (9), Nasarawa (7), Gombe (6), Bayelsa (4), Imo (4), Bauchi (2), Ogun (2) and Kano (1).

NCDC’s Latest Figures:

Plateau-103
Lagos-70
FCT-60
Ondo-35
Edo-27
Rivers-27
Kaduna-20
Osun-19
Borno-18
Oyo-18
Kwara-11
Adamawa-9
Nasarawa-7
Gombe-6
Bayelsa-4
Imo-4
Bauchi-2
Ogun-2
Kano-1

45,687 confirmed
32,637 discharged
936 deaths

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