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Nigeria Goes 5 Days Without COVID-19 Deaths

The NCDC update takes the total number of confirmed cases to 59,841, with 51,551 patients discharged and a total of 1,113 deaths.

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

Nigeria has gone five straight days without reporting a single death relating to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday reported 103 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country.

The NCDC update takes the total number of confirmed cases to 59,841, with 51,551 patients discharged and a total of 1,113 deaths.

The highest number of new cases was reported in Lagos with 39 infections, followed by Rivers, which had 21 cases.

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) reported 19 new cases, Oyo State reported six, Kaduna State had four, while Bauchi and Ogun states reported three cases each.

Imo and Kano states each had two new cases of the Coronavirus disease, while Benue, Edo, Nasarawa and Plateau states had one new case each.

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