COVID-19: Confirmed cases rise to 120,602 in Nigeria
The confirmed cases of Coronavirus pandemic have risen to 120,602, in Nigeria, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC.
It stated: “On the 23rd of January 2021, 1633 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.To date, 120602 cases have been confirmed, 95901 cases have been discharged and 1502 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 1633 new cases are reported from 21 states- Lagos (498), Plateau (214), FCT (176), Rivers (99), Kaduna (98), Edo (87), Anambra (86), Akwa Ibom (50), Osun (47), Kano (40), Oyo (40), Kwara (39), Ebonyi (28), Niger (28), Taraba (28), Ogun (27), Ondo (21), Ekiti (12), Katsina (7), Borno (6) and Delta (2).”
It added: “A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.”
