Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country recorded 2,421 recoveries from COVID-19 within 24 hours on Thursday.
The last time the number of discharged patients from a singe-day count surpassed 2,000 was on January 17, 2021, when the agency reported “717 recoveries in Lagos state and a backlog of 2,825 community recoveries in FCT managed in line with guidelines”.
Out of the 2,117 discharged patients, 1,858 community recoveries were recorded in the federal capital territory (FCT) and 259 in Lagos.
Our discharges today include 1,858 community recoveries in FCT and 259 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/T8uu12wdZz
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 11, 2021
The total number of COVID-19 recoveries in the country now stands at 142,404.
Meanwhile, the agency reported 287 fresh cases across 18 states and FCT, while eight persons were confirmed to have died of COVID-19 complications on Thursday.
Lagos state — the epicentre of the pandemic in Nigeria — recorded the highest number of new infections with 107 positive samples; followed by Kwara with 36, and Akwa Ibom with 23.
Other states with new cases include Bauchi (22), Ogun (21), Rivers (19), Kaduna (14), FCT (11), Abia (8), Edo (8), Ekiti (6), Kano (5), Gombe (4), Osun (4), Oyo (3), Plateau (3), Nasarawa (2), and Delta (1).
The country now has a total of 159,933 confirmed COVID-19 infections across 36 states and the FCT — 15,528 active cases with 2001 deaths.
287 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-107
Kwara-26
Akwa Ibom-23
Bauchi-22
Ogun-21
Rivers-19
Kaduna-14
FCT-11
Abia-8
Edo-8
Ekiti-6
Kano-5
Gombe-4
Osun-4
Oyo-3
Plateau-3
Nasarawa-2
Delta-1159,933 confirmed
142,404 discharged
2,001 deaths pic.twitter.com/0fVkqFdcRw— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 11, 2021
Meanwhile, more than 2,000 people have died from coronavirus in Nigeria since the disease first appeared in the country over a year ago.
Eight people died from the disease on Thursday, raising the fatality toll to 2,001, according to the update by NCDC.
The grim milestone was reached almost a year after the first death from the highly contagious disease was marked in Nigeria on March 23 and barely a week after the country commenced vaccination.
An average of 10 people died daily from COVID-19 in the past week in Nigeria. Thursday’s death figure raised the fatality toll in the past nine days to 94 in total.
During the worst phase of the virus earlier this year, NCDC’s boss Chikwe Ihekweazu, said;
The reason for rise in fatalities is not far-fetched. When there is a sharp rise in new cases, there will definitely be more deaths.
However, while the death toll remained relatively high, there has been a reduction in infections and increase in recoveries.
