Lagos New COVID-19 Cases Spikes Again

The remaining 50 cases were recorded in 11 states of the federation with Kaduna State reporting 21 new infections.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State / Photo credit: Guardian.ng
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State / Photo credit: Guardian.ng

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday reported 163 new cases of COVID-19 infections, 113 of them in Lagos State.

The remaining 50 cases were recorded in 11 states of the federation with Kaduna State reporting 21 new infections.

Eight new cases were reported in Osun State, five each in Ondo and Oyo states, three in Ogun State and two each in Bayelsa and Taraba states.

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Katsina, Edo and Plateau states each had one new cases of COVID-19.

Nigeria now has 60,266 confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease, with 51,735 patients discharged and 1,115 deaths reported.

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