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Nigeria Records 126 New Cases Of COVID-19

It takes the total number of confirmed cases of the Coronavirus disease to 59,127 while the death toll remains at 1,112.

The NCDC DG, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, is an Infectious Disease Epidemiologist and Consultant in Public Health Medicine / Photo credit: guardian.ng
The NCDC DG, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, is an Infectious Disease Epidemiologist and Consultant in Public Health Medicine / Photo credit: guardian.ng

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday reported 126 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country.

It takes the total number of confirmed cases of the Coronavirus disease to 59,127 while the death toll remains at 1,112.

A total of 50,593 patients have so far been discharged from treatment centres.

The NCDC Friday update also showed that 12 out of the 37 states in the country accounted for the 126 new cases.

Lagos State recorded the highest number of new cases with 62 infections followed by Rivers State , which had 22 cases.

In Ogun State, there nine new cases, seven each in Plateau State and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and five each in Osun and Kwara states.

There were three cases in Taraba State, two each in Bayelsa and Abia states, and one each in Zamfara and Imo states.

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