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1,133 new COVID-19 infections take Nigeria’s total caseload above 80,000 mark. Deaths, recoveries updated
Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 1,133 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 17 states of the federation and Abuja.
It added that the number of COVID-19 fatalities in Nigeria stood at 1,236 as of Wednesday night.
Also, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 80,922.
Meanwhile, 69,274 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from various isolation facilities in the country.
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The breakdown of the figure on a state-by-state basis revealed the following: Lagos (397), FCT (357), Kaduna (81), Plateau (63), Katsina (46), Sokoto (32), Oyo (28), Ogun (21), Kano (19), and Rivers (18).
Others are – Osun (13), Edo (12), Niger (12), Bayelsa (11), Borno (11), Bauchi (8), Jigawa (2), and Ondo (2).
“Total confirmed COVID-19 cases: 80,922.
“Discharged: 69,274 AND Deaths: 1,236.”
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