COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 179 new coronavirus infections in 12 states and the federal capital territory (FCT).
The agency made this known in its daily update and situation report of the infection.
According to the breakdown, more than half of the total number of positive cases were confirmed in Lagos — the state recorded 116 new samples – while Anambra had the second highest figure with 20 infections on Wednesday.
FCT, Oyo and Rivers came next on the list with nine new positive samples each.
With the new cases, Lagos still tops the list of states with 20,367 confirmed infections, followed by FCT with 5,858, and Plateau with 3,547.
No new coronavirus-related death was recorded on Wednesday, leaving the death toll at 1,116, but the number of daily recoveries rose slightly with 137 patients discharged across the country.
Out of 60,834 confirmed COVID-19 cases across the country, a total of 52,143 patients have now been discharged, while 7,575 are still active cases.
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