Corona virus in Nigeria
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Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Surpassed 10,000
COVID-19 cases in Nigeria rised beyond 10,000 mark on Sunday with 307 new cases confirmed by the country.
The rise has continued in spite of reinforced efforts by authorities to compress the curve of the virus.
The current cases announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCC) takes infections in Africa’s most populous nation to 10,162, out of which 3007 have been discharged with 287 losing their lives.
Data from the NCDC manifest that the cases were escalating across 14 states and the FCT, with Lagos accounting for the highest number of infections for the day with 188 cases.
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Kogi Joins List As COVID-19 Escalates To 35 States In Nigeria
Kogi State on Wednesday joined the list of states with recorded COVID-19 infections, as two fresh cases were confirmed in the state.
COVID-19 has therefore escalate to 35 states in Nigeria, including the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
This was made known by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) daily statistics released on Wednesday night.
The two cases in Kogi were part of the recently confirmed 389 cases of coronavirus in the country.
According to the NCDC, the toll of confirmed infections in Nigeria now stands at 8,733 with 254 deaths confirmed.
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