The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Wednesday night, announced 1,131 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total infections in the country to 142,578 cases.
The health agency disclosed that Lagos State had the highest daily record of the fresh cases with-297, FCT-194, Kaduna-83, Kano-59, Oyo-58, Taraba-53, Imo-52, Osun-47, Plateau-45, Edo-43, Akwa Ibom-42, Rivers-42, Ogun-29, Kwara-24, Benue-21, Nasarawa-16, Ekiti-7, Bauchi-6, Delta-6, Bayelsa-4, Sokoto-2 and Gombe-1.
The data from the agency disclosed that eight deaths occurred in the country in the last 24 hours, as the fatality figure increased from 1,694 on Tuesday to 1,702 on Wednesday.
The agency said 1,192 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours as the figure of discharged cases stood at 116,947 while 23,929 cases were still active in the country.
The agency explained that discharges on Wednesday included 773 community recoveries in Lagos State and 66 community recoveries in Imo State managed in line with guidelines.
Total confirmed cases in Nigeria – 142,578
Total discharged cases – 116,947
Total deaths – 1,702
Breakdown of total cases by state is as follows:
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