COVID-19: Confirmed cases now 124,299 in Nigeria
The confirmed cases of Coronavirus pandemic has increased to 124,299 in Nigeria, according to the Nigeria Centre for disease control, NCDC.
The NCDC stated: “On the 26th of January 2021, 1303 new confirmed cases and 15 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. To date, 124299 cases have been confirmed, 99276 cases have been discharged and 1522 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 1303 new cases are reported from 26 states- Lagos (478), FCT (211), Nasarawa (83), Rivers (72), Kwara (42), Edo 36), Ondo (34), Benue (32), Kaduna (32), Katsina (26), Plateau (26), Kano (25), Taraba (25), Osun (22), Delta (21), Oyo (21), Niger (19), Sokoto (18), Ebonyi (17), Ekiti (14), Gombe (13), Ogun (12), Bauchi (11), Zamfara (8), Borno (4) and Jigawa (1).”
It added: “A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.”
