No COVID-19 Deaths Reported For 48 hours

There are now a total of 53,727 confirmed cases of the disease in the country, with 41,314 discharged patients and 1,011 deaths.

The total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria has risen to 63,508 / Photo credit: Vanguardngr.com
The total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria has risen to 63,508 / Photo credit: Vanguardngr.com

No deaths related to COVID-19 have been reported in the country according to the latest update from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The NCDC on Saturday however reported 250 new cases of the coronavirus disease.

There are now a total of 53,727 confirmed cases of the disease in the country, with 41,314 discharged patients and 1,011 deaths.

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Plateau, with 69 infections, has for the fifth day recorded the highest number of new cases. It was followed by the Federal Capital Teritory (FCT), which reported 41 cases.

Lagos State reported 21 new cases, Delta and Kaduna states had 14 cases each, while Bayelsa and Enugu states had 13 cases each.

In Ekiti State, there were 11 new infections, nine in Bauchi State, eight in Ogun State, seven each in Edo and Oyo states, and six in Rivers State.

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Adamawa and Osun states had four cases each, Nasarawa State had three, Ebonyi and Kwara states had two each, while Gombe and Imo states had one each.

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