Nigeria has continued to see lower figures of single-day COVID-19 cases as it reports another set of infections below 200 mark on Wednesday.
A total of 187 cases were recorded on Wednesday, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said in its latest update on the pandemic.
It noted that the cases were reported in 18 states, while the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) confirmed no new infection.
Just like in many days, Lagos topped the list of states with new infections, reporting 42 fresh cases.
It was trailed by Taraba, Edo, Abia, and Rivers where 29, 17, 13 and 11 new cases were reported.
Others included Kaduna – 10, Katsina – nine, Oyo – nine, Kwara – seven, Plateau – seven, Ondo – five, Bayelsa – four, Cross River – four, Ogun – four, Osun – four, Akwa Ibom – three, Borno – three, and Nasarawa – three.
187 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-42
Taraba-29
Edo-17
Abia-13
Rivers-11
Kaduna-10
Katsina-9
Oyo-9
Kwara-7
Plateau-7
Ondo-5
Bayelsa-4
Cross River-4
Ogun-4
Osun-4
Akwa Ibom-3
Borno-3
Nasarawa-3161,261 confirmed
146,395 discharged
2,027 deaths pic.twitter.com/WMn2YKZBCK— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 17, 2021
After dropping a bit in the past few days, Nigeria’s daily COVID-19 deaths rose slightly on Wednesday with six people dead.
The figure is higher than the two and three deaths recorded on Monday and Tuesday respectively. No deaths were recorded from the highly infectious disease on Sunday.
At least 2,027 people have officially died from COVID-19 in Nigeria.
Today’s report includes:
✅131 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines
✅Data from Taraba State recorded over the last four daysA breakdown of cases by state via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/vTekzQHURc
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 17, 2021
As of Thursday morning, Nigeria has confirmed 161,261 cases since the outbreak of the disease with 146,395 people discharged.
