Nigeria opened 2021 on a high COVID-19 count, as for the
third consecutive day, more than 1,000 new positive samples were recorded on
Friday.
The new cases, which were confirmed by the Nigeria Centre
for Disease Control (NCDC), were recorded in 14 states and the federal capital
territory in the country’s COVID-19 update for January 1, 2021.
Lagos alone had more than half the total number of
infections recorded on Friday with 642 new positive samples.
After Lagos was Kaduna with 92 new cases, followed by Rivers
with 78 infections, while FCT and Gombe confirmed 66 positive samples each.
The daily count of fatalities dropped slightly, with five
new deaths confirmed on Friday, increasing the current total figure to 1,294.
However, the number of single-day recoveries increased
significantly over a 24-hour period with 660 patients discharged on Friday.
According to the NCDC, the patients discharged on Friday
included “459 community recoveries in Lagos State and 156 community recoveries
in Katsina State managed in line with guidelines”.
A total of 88,587 positive samples have now been confirmed
across the country over the past 10 months, but 74,347 persons have recovered,
while 12,971 are still active cases.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday1074 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 1, 2021
Lagos-642
Kaduna-92
Rivers-78
FCT-66
Gombe-66
Kano-35
Ogun-31
Katsina-22
Plateau-20
Abia-7
Niger-4
Oyo-4
Akwa Ibom-3
Delta-2
Osun-2
88,587 confirmed
74,373 discharged
1,294 deaths pic.twitter.com/7Ub06fgT8m
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