The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Saturday, announced 1,585 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country.
The health agency disclosed that Lagos had the highest record of the fresh cases with-573, FCT-182, Plateau-162, Gombe-81, Oyo-75, Rivers-68, Sokoto-58, Ondo-55, Ogun-42, Nasarawa-40, Akwa Ibom-36, Edo-31, Kaduna-27, Anambra-22, Delta-19, Kano-17, Osun-17, Ebonyi-16, Katsina-14, Niger-14, Bayelsa-9, EKiti-8, Borno-7, Jigawa-5, Abia-4 and Bauchi-3.
The agency said 8 deaths occurred in the country in the last 24 hours, as the fatality figure increased from 1,342 on Friday to 1,350 on Saturday.
The data from the agency disclosed that 865 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours as the figure of discharged cases stood at 79,417 while 18,296 cases were still active in the country.
NCDC explained that the discharges on Saturday included 419 community recoveries in Lagos State, 123 community recoveries in Gombe State and 117 community recoveries in Plateau State managed in line with guidelines.
Total confirmed cases in Nigeria – 99,063
Total discharged cases – 79,417
Total deaths – 1,350
Breakdown of total cases by state is as follows:
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