110 new COVID-19 infections take Nigeria’s total caseload to 163,440. More recoveries confirmed

Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 110 fresh COVID-19 cases.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19 cases were recorded in 10 states of the federation.

It added that the number of COVID-19 fatalities in Nigeria stood at 2,058 as of Wednesday night.

Also, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 163,440.

However, Nigeria has recorded 153,788 recoveries since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country last year.

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The breakdown of the figure on a state-by-state basis revealed the following: Lagos (24), Yobe (24), FCT (16), Bayelsa (10), Rivers (10), Kaduna (10), Nasarawa (5), Akwa Ibom (4), Bauchi (3), Edo (3), and Plateau (1).

“Total confirmed COVID-19 cases: 163,440.

“Discharged: 153,788 AND Deaths: 2,058.”

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