COVID-19 patients
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja –
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC), on Friday said it has recorded 558 new COVID-19 infections in 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
NCDC figure on Thursday also showed that two new deaths were recorded from COVID-19-related complications were reported.
The public health agency said that Lagos state led the daily infection chart with 376, followed by Oyo with 33, Akwa Ibom-26, the FCT-22, Imo-15, Bayelsa and Ekiti reported 13 each.
The centre also said that Kano reported 12 cases while Ogun recorded 11, Plateau-11, Delta-nine, Jigawa-six, Rivers-four, Zamfara-four, Edo-two, and Ebonyi-one.
”Today’s report includes zero cases from Kaduna, Nasarawa, Ondo, and Osun.
The agency said that 44 people have recovered and were discharged from various isolation centres in the country on Thursday.
It added that till date, 164,930 recoveries have recorded nationwide in 36 states and the FCT.
Meanwhile, NCDC also reported that Nigeria has so far recorded 10 new cases of the Delta COVID-19 variant.
The NCDC said that a multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre, activated at Level II, continues to coordinate the national response activities.