After weeks of respite, COVID-19 cases in Nigeria rose again
on Thursday, with Adamawa State posting the highest figures among states.
Figures churned out by the Nigerian Centre for Disease
Control, NCDC, showed that 709 new cases were reported on Thursday with 12
deaths.
The new figures represented a rise from the 464 cases
reported on Wednesday.
Adamawa State topped the chart with 180 new cases,
representing a two-day report.
Lagos came second with 141 fresh cases, up from the 131
cases it recorded on Wednesday, while Ondo raked in 60 cases, up from the 23
cases it posted the previous day.
This took the total confirmed COVID-19 infections in Nigeria
to 157,671, with 136,335 survivors discharged and 1,951 deaths reported so far.
Lagos accounted for four out of the 12 new deaths, to raise
its death toll to 414.
Rivers recorded two deaths, Ondo, FCT Abuja and Osun
recorded a death each.
Adamawa accounted for the remaining three fatalities.
According to NCDC, “Till date, 157,671 cases have been
confirmed, 136,335 cases have been discharged and 1,951 deaths have been
recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
The 709 new cases are reported from 21 states and Abuja.
See the breakdown
below
Adamawa-180
Lagos-141
Ondo-60
Anambra-54
Rivers-41
Taraba-33
Edo-30
Abia-22
Kaduna-22
FCT-21
Akwa Ibom-20
Kano-20
Plateau-11
Ekiti-10
Kebbi-10
Nasarawa-10
Bayelsa-7
Ogun-5
Osun-5
Oyo-5
Gombe-1
157,671 confirmed
136,335 discharged
1,951 deaths
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