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COVID-19: Two Deaths Recorded As NCDC Confirms 133 New Cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday disclosed that 133 new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the country.
The agency confirmed the new cases in eight states and the federal capital territory in its update for October 18, 2020.
It also disclosed that two new fatalities were recorded.
Lagos was first on the list of states with new cases on Sunday with 90 infections, followed by Rivers with 13, and FCT with eight, while Plateau recorded the least number with one positive sample.
On total confirmed cases so far, Lagos is still top of the list with 20,645 confirmed positive samples, FCT is next with 5,918, and Plateau follows with 3,581 infections.
Three states with the least total figure of positive samples are Yobe and Zamfara with 79 infections each, followed by Kogi with five cases.
Fifty-four people were discharged on Sunday, increasing the total recovery count to 56,611.
Out of 61,440 samples now confirmed positive across the country, 1,125 fatalities have been recorded, while 3,704 cases are still active.
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/YFHCXcVgM5
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) October 18, 2020
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