Nigeria on Thursday recorded 53 new cases of the COVID-19 virus, bringing total number of infections in the country to 165,612.
The country’s Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Thursday night.
The public health agency noted that 53 new cases were reported from three states in the country.
It said Lagos topped the list with 36 new infections, followed by Rivers–14 and Akwa Ibom with three new cases.
53 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-36
Rivers-14
Akwa Ibom-3165,612 confirmed
156,387 discharged
2,066 deaths pic.twitter.com/AEb7Smvwig— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 13, 2021
According to the update, no new death was recorded from the virus which has already claimed 2,066 lives in the country.
The number of deaths from the virus has declined recently with only five deaths recorded in the last 28 days.
A breakdown of the data shows that 13 people were discharged on Thursday after testing negative for the virus, bringing total number of discharged persons after treatment to 156,387.
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/N06KVdOI17
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 13, 2021
The agency said over 7,000 cases are still active in the country.
According to NCDC, Nigeria has tested 1,977,479 since the beginning of the pandemic of February 27, 2020.
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.
About 1.3 million people in Nigeria have received their first dose of the vaccine.
