The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Saturday night, announced 1,598 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country.
The health agency disclosed that Lagos had the highest record of the fresh cases with-461, FCT-206, Plateau-197, Rivers-168, Kaduna-116, Anambra-53, Ogun-49, Ebonyi-47, Edo-42, Sokoto-32, Imo-31, Katsina-31, Oyo-30, Akwa Ibom-27, Delta-16, Kano-16, Abia-15, Niger-15, Ondo-11, Bayelsa-10, Borno-9, Kebbi-8, Ekiti-7 and Jigawa-1.
The agency said 7 deaths occurred in the country in the last 24 hours, as the fatality figure increased from 1,413 on Friday to 1,420 on Saturday.
The data from the agency disclosed that 1,537 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours as the figure of discharged cases stood at 85,367 while 22,156 cases were still active in the country.
NCDC further explained that the discharges on Saturday included 430 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.
Total confirmed cases in Nigeria – 108,943
Total discharged cases – 85,367 discharged
Total deaths – 1,420
Breakdown of total cases by state is as follows:
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