Covid-19: Nigeria Records Lowest Figure in Over Two Months
Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 252 new cases of coronavirus infections, the lowest number in more than two months. And with these new cases, confirmed cases stood at about 52, 800, according to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC).
The NCDC in its daily update of the infection on its Twitter handle @NCDCgov said three fatalities were recorded from the virus on Tuesday, pushing the total number of confirmed deaths from the virus to 1,007.
Equally, the NCDC disclosed that out of a total 52, 800 infected persons, 39, 964 have recovered and have been discharged after treatment in the country’s 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
At least there are still over 11, 000 active cases in Nigeria.
Also, according to the NCDC, the new cases were found in the following 18 states: Plateau (50), Enugu (35), Rivers (27), Lagos (26), FCT (18), Kaduna (18), Ekiti (10), Kano (10), Taraba (9), Anambra (8), Edo (8), Oyo (8), Delta (7), Ogun (6), Abia (5), Bayelsa (5), Ebonyi (1), Osun (1).
Plateau State for the first time had the highest of the daily reported cases with 50 infections on Tuesday. Enugu and Rivers followed with 35 and 27 cases respectively.
Although Plateau led in Tuesday’s tally, Lagos remains the epicenter of the disease. About a third of Nigeria’s cases (over 18, 000) were recorded in the country’s commercial capital.
The second most affected place in Nigeria is Abuja, the capital city with more than 5,000 cases.