The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which disclosed this on its Twitter handle, said the new COVID-19 cases were recorded in 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
It added that the number of COVID-19 fatalities in Nigeria stood at 2,058 as of Thursday night.
Also, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 162,997.
However, Nigeria has recorded 151,708 recoveries since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country last year.
Read Also: Nigeria To Spend ₦396bn On COVID-19 Vaccination – Finance Minister
The breakdown of the figure on a state-by-state basis revealed the following: Lagos (33), FCT (20), Cross River (11), Rivers (11), Kaduna (7), Edo (6), Ondo (6), Nasarawa (3), Ogun (3), Kano (2), Bauchi (2), and Osun (2).
“Total confirmed COVID-19 cases: 162,997.
“Discharged: 151,708 AND Deaths: 2,058.”
Former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, who was scheduled to be arraigned at the FCT…
Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested Nigerian musician Darlington Okoye, popularly known as…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the former Governor of Kogi State,…