After 13 days of zero fatalities from the COVID-19 virus, Nigeria on Sunday recorded one death, raising the total fatalities in the country to 2,062.
The new development is according to an update published by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday night.
In continuation of a steady run of low infection figures, the country recorded 35 new cases on Sunday.
The new figure raised the total number of infections in the West African nation to 164,719.
According to NCDC, the new figures were reported from six states: Lagos-18, Rivers-7, Oyo-6, FCT-2, Ekiti-1 and Kaduna-1.
35 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-18
Rivers-7
Oyo-6
FCT-2
Ekiti-1
Kaduna-1164,719 confirmed
154,926 discharged
2,062 deaths pic.twitter.com/rvU5SYJHRG— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 25, 2021
A breakdown of the data shows that 239 persons were discharged on Sunday after testing negative to the virus, bringing the total number of discharged persons after treatment to 154,926.
Meanwhile, over 9,793 infections are still active in the country.
Since the pandemic broke out in Nigeria in February 2020, the country has carried out 1,870,915 million tests, NCDC said.
Today report includes:
Data from Oyo State recorded on the 24th and 25th of April, 2021.
215 community recoveries in Oyo State managed in line with guidelines. pic.twitter.com/EsWb7SUsUF
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 25, 2021
Meanwhile, an update by Nigeria’s immunisation agency, NPHCDA, on Sunday, also shows that 1,171,515 eligible Nigerians have so far been vaccinated with first dose of the oxford-Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
Nigeria commenced COVID-19 vaccination on March 5 after receiving 3.94 million doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine through COVAX, a UN-backed effort that promises access to free vaccines for up to 20 per cent of participating countries’ population.
