The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Tuesday night, announced 1,572 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total infections in the country to 148,500 cases.
The health agency disclosed that Anambra State had the highest daily record of the fresh cases with–344, Lagos-204, Oyo-172, FCT-148, Benue-107, Rivers-95, Ogun-59, Ondo-56, Ebonyi-53, Kaduna-52, Plateau-46, Kwara-36, Enugu-30, Akwa Ibom-26, Osun-22, Edo-20, Abia-17, Kano-16, Borno-15, Cross River-10, Delta-8, Gombe-8, Imo-7, Ekiti-5, Sokoto-4, Jigawa-3, Bayelsa-3, Nasarawa-3 and Zamfara-3.
The data from the agency disclosed that 18 deaths occurred in the country in the last 24 hours, as the fatality figure increased from 1,761 on Monday to 1,779 on Tuesday.
The agency said 1,914 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours as the figure of discharged cases stood at 124,923 while 21,798 cases were still active in the country.
The agency explained that the Tuesday report included 762 community recoveries in Anambra State, 132 in Plateau State and 126 in FCT
NCDC added that data from Enugu State reported over the last two days and a backlog of deaths reported from Abia State
Total confirmed cases in Nigeria – 148,296
Total discharged cases – 124,483
Total deaths – 1,777
Breakdown of total cases by state is as follows:
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