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136 New Cases In Lagos As Nigeria COVID-19 Toll Exceeds 65,000
The NigerianCentre for disease control on Sunday disclosed that the country has recorded 152 new COVID-19 cases.
The agency made the disclosure in its daily updates and situation reports of the virulent infection for 15th November.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 152 new positive samples in seven states and the federal capital territory (FCT) on Sunday, increasing the current total case count to 65,148…
According to the breakdown for Sunday, Lagos recorded a significant percentage of the total number of new cases with 136 infections, followed by Kano with 4; Niger with 3; Ekiti, Kaduna, Ogun and Taraba confirmed two each, while FCT has one fresh case.
However, no patient was confirmed to have died on Sunday – no new death has been recorded in two consecutive days now, leaving the fatality toll at 1,163.
Meanwhile, 44 people were discharged on Sunday, increasing the recovery count to 61,073.
Out of more than 700,000 samples now tested, 2,912 are still active cases — Lagos still has the highest number with 1,165 active cases; FCT is next on the list with 420 infections, while Oyo has the third highest figure with 362 patients.
For a breakdown of cases by state visit: https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/g9T16MHZ6M
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) November 15, 2020
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