Nigeria, on Tuesday, recorded 18 Covid-19 deaths.
The country also got past 200,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases after more than 18 months of combat.
The first positive case in an Italian traveller was confirmed on 27 February 2020.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease (NCDC), COVID-19 cases had jumped to 200,057.
Nigeria hit the milestone, with 519 new cases from 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja.
On Monday 387 cases were reported.
Lagos reported 120 cases on Tuesday, Ondo 110, Rivers 74, Edo 63, FCT (58), Oyo 31.
“Today’s report includes: Four states with zero cases reported: Ekiti, Nasarawa, Osun and Sokoto.
“A backlog of 110 cases were reported from Ondo State on Sept. 13th (83) and 14th (27); a backlog of 5 deaths were also reported from Ondo state on Sept. 13th (2) and 14th (3), 2021,” NCDC said.
With 18 fatalities logged on Tuesday, Nigeria’s death toll is now 2,637.
Active cases slumped to 8, 701 from the 10,135 reported on Monday.
Recoveries stood at 188, 719.
The breakdown for Tuesday’s cases:
Lagos-120
Ondo-110
Rivers-74
Edo-63
FCT-58
Oyo-31
Kaduna-15
Bayelsa-11
Cross River-11
Delta-11
Kano-5
Ogun-4
Plateau-3
Adamawa-2
Gombe-1
200,057 confirmed
188,719 discharged
2,637 deaths
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