The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Sunday, announced 917 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country.
The health agency disclosed that FCT had the highest record of the fresh cases with-222, Lagos-214, Kaduna-119, Plateau-92, Nasarawa-50, Oyo-41, Adamawa-33, Ondo-32, Abia-28, Ogun-19, Rivers-17, Kano-16, Yobe-14, Edo-8, Anambra-6, Ekiti-5 and Jigawa-1.
The agency said 9 deaths occurred in the country in the last 24 hours, as the fatality figure increased from 1,302 on Saturday to 1,311 on Sunday.
The data from the agency disclosed that 255 patients were discharged in the last 24 hours as the figure of discharged cases stood at 75,044 while 13,725 cases were still active in the country.
NCDC explained that the discharges on Sunday included 59 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.
Total confirmed cases in Nigeria – 90,080
Total discharged cases – 75,044
Total deaths – 1,311
Breakdown of total cases by state is as follows:
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