The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Thursday, announced 1,565 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country.
The health agency disclosed that Lagos had the highest record of the fresh cases with-807, FCT-236, Kaduna-79, Oyo-57, Plateau-47, Rivers-37, Katsina-35, Edo-30, Sokoto-30, Delta-26, Kebbi-23, Ondo-20, Enugu-18, Abia-17, Ogun-17, Benue-16, Bayelsa-15, Bauchi-14, Niger-13, Kano-10, Borno-6, Imo-5, Ekiti-4, Osun-2 and Jigawa-1.
The agency said six deaths occurred in the country in the last 24 hours, as the fatality figure increased from 1,324 on Wednesday to 1,330 on Thursday.
The data from the agency disclosed that 683 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours as the figure of discharged cases stood at 77,982 while 16,622 cases were still active in the country.
NCDC explained that the discharges on Thursday included 314 community recoveries in Lagos State, 158 in Kaduna State and 84 in Plateau State managed in line with guidelines.
Total confirmed cases in Nigeria – 95,934
Total discharged cases – 77,982
Total deaths – 1,330
Breakdown of total cases by state is as follows:
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