The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Thursday, announced 1,031 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country.
The health agency disclosed that Lagos had the highest record of the fresh cases with-570, FCT-117, Kaduna-109, Nasarawa-34, Bauchi-31, Kano-28, Plateau-26, Sokoto-26, Ogun-25, Edo-18, Rivers-16, Abia-10, Imo-7, Taraba-6, Delta-4 and Osun-4.
The agency said 11 deaths occurred in the country in the last 24 hours, as the fatality figure increased from 1,278 on Wednesday to1,289 on Thursday.
The data from the agency disclosed that 391 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours as the figure of discharged cases stood at 73,713 while 12,508 cases were still active in the country.
NCDC explained that the discharges on Thursday included 53 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.
Total confirmed cases in Nigeria – 87,510
Total discharged cases – 73,713
Total deaths – 1,289
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