Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday announced it recorded one fresh death after no new fatalities in the past six days.
The new development comes as the country also recorded 47 new cases, increasing the total number of infections recorded in Nigeria to 165,559.
Making the announcement via its official Twitter page, NCDC added that total number of deaths from the virus in the country also rose to 2,066.
The new COVID-19 cases were reported in four states: Lagos-28, Rivers-14, Akwa Ibom-1 and Ekiti-1.
44 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-28
Rivers-14
Akwa Ibom-1
Ekiti-1165,559 confirmed
156,374 discharged
2,066 deaths pic.twitter.com/2u3szLExPV— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 13, 2021
A breakdown of the data shows that 16 people were discharged on Wednesday after testing negative for the virus, bringing the total number of discharged persons after treatment to 156,374.
According to the NCDC, Nigeria has tested 1,977,479 since the beginning of the pandemic of February 27, 2020.
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/ejuwnKOgiv
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 13, 2021
Meanwhile, Nigeria has said the second dose of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines would soon be administered on eligible men and women who have received their first shots.
The country has, so far, received about 4.4 million doses of the vaccine.
