Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday reported 129 new COVID-19 infections in 13 states across the country, raising total infection tally to 162,891.
The health agency disclosed this in an update on Wednesday night on its social media accounts.
The new cases were reported in: Lagos (46), Ondo (19), Nasarawa (14), Kaduna (11), Borno (9), Bauchi (8), Akwa Ibom (5), FCT (5), Jigawa (4), Plateau (3), Bayelsa (2), Osun (2) and Rivers (1).
129 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-46
Ondo-19
Nasarawa-14
Kaduna-11
Borno-9
Bauchi -8
Akwa Ibom-5
FCT-5
Jigawa-4
Plateau-3
Bayelsa-2
Osun-2
Rivers-1162,891 confirmed
151,648 discharged
2,057 deaths pic.twitter.com/cpi1rpm6Of— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 31, 2021
According to the update, one COVID-19-related death was also recorded, bringing the number of lives lost to the disease to 2,057.
About 116 patients were successfully treated and discharged from various isolation centres on Wednesday, while a total of 151,648 people have recovered from the pandemic.
Meanwhile, Nigeria currently has 9,186 active cases of the ailment.
Our discharges today include 62 community recoveries in Akwa Ibom and 16 in Ogun State managed in line with guidelines.
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNf5Q61 pic.twitter.com/hlc2LT362D
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 31, 2021
Since the pandemic broke out in Nigeria in February last year, the country has carried out over 1.7 million tests.
More than 700,000 Nigerians have received their first shots of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.
