The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Monday, announced 1204 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country.
The health agency disclosed that Lagos had the highest record of the fresh cases with-654, FCT-200, Plateau-60, Kaduna-54, Kano-40, Rivers-30, Edo-28, Nasarawa-25, Kebbi-19, Bauchi-18, Oyo-13, Akwa Ibom-12, Bayelsa-11, Ogun-11, Delta-9, Abia-8, Benue-5, Imo-3, Borno-2, Sokoto-1 and Osun-1.
The agency said 7 deaths occurred in the country in the last 24 hours, as the fatality figure increased from 1,311 on Sunday to 1,318 on Monday.
The data from the agency disclosed that 655 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours as the figure of discharged cases stood at 75,699 while 14,334 cases were still active in the country.
NCDC explained that the discharges on Monday included 218 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.
Total confirmed cases in Nigeria – 91,351
Total discharged cases – 75,699
Total deaths – 1,318
Breakdown of total cases by state is as follows:
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