isolation centres in Lagos. Photo:
Twitter-@ProfAkinAbayomi
One hundred and thirteen new cases of coronavirus
(COVID-19) have been confirmed in Nigeria, as the nation reports a
record figure of recovery.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in
a late-night tweet on Saturday.
It noted that the new infections were reported from 13 states
and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The latest data from the health agency reveal that Lagos has 37
more cases, the highest tally recorded in the day.
Kaduna, Ogun, Plateau, Taraba, and Rivers made up the top five
states after Lagos, recording 16, 11, 11, eight, and seven more
cases respectively.
Similarly, FCT has six, Enugu reported four, Niger has four, Edo
got three, Delta and Imo recorded two each, while Benue and Kano
have a case each.
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Our discharges today include 4,161 community
recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with new case management
guidelines.A breakdown of cases by state can be found via
https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility
pic.twitter.com/ZgXGk3lTK4— NCDC (@NCDCgov) October 17, 2020
The new cases have raised the total number of infections in the
country to 61,307.
On the positive note, a record 4,253 number of recovered
patients were discharged, although the death toll rose to 1,123
after four more casualties were reported.
While Nigeria now has 56,557 discharged cases, the NCDC
explained that the newly recovered patients included 4,161
community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with new case
management guidelines.
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