Nigeria on Thursday recorded no COVID-19 fatalities, the third consecutive day no death was reported from the virus.
Fatality toll in the country remains 2,061 in total with no deaths from the disease on Thursday as it was in the previous 48 hours.
The new development is according to an update published by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
Fresh cases were reported from 12 states: Lagos-29, Rivers-19, Zamfara-6, Akwa Ibom-4, Edo-4, Osun-4, Plateau-4, Ogun-3, Kano-3, Nasarawa-2 and FCT-1 Oyo-1.
80 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-29
Rivers-19
Zamfara-6
Akwa Ibom-4
Edo-4
Osun-4
Plateau-4
Ogun-3
Kano-3
Nasarawa-2
FCT-1
Oyo-1164,080 confirmed
154,285 discharged
2,061 deaths pic.twitter.com/DupS2ep4Xv— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 15, 2021
Daily deaths from COVID-19 has drastically declined in the past two weeks. Only three deaths have been reported from the pneumonia-like disease in Nigeria in the past two weeks.
The total COVID-19 infections in Nigeria rose to 164,080 on Thursday with 80 new cases recorded in 12 states, according to NCDC’s data.
Since the pandemic broke out in Nigeria in February last year, the country has carried out over 1.8 million tests.
More than two-thirds of the over 164,000 people infected by COVID-19 in Nigeria have recovered after treatment.
According to NCDC, over 154,285 patients have recovered after treatment, while over 8,000 infections are still active in the country.
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/r2AjmZSQtU
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 15, 2021
Nigeria received nearly 4 million doses of coronavirus vaccine produced by Oxford/AstraZeneca through the WHO-led COVAX initiative on March 3rd.
It began the inoculation drive on March 5, and so far over a million people have been vaccinated, according to National Primary Health Care Development Agency.
The current phase covers health workers and other frontline workers although Nigerians from other groups are also getting vaccinated.
Amid concerns over the efficacy of the vaccine, Faisal Shuaib, head of the agency, said no Nigerian has developed any known severe side effects following the vaccination.
