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COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 8 Deaths, 1585 New Cases As Tally Exceeds 99,000

The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 99,063 cases of COVID-19.

In its latest case update dated January 9, the NCDC reports 1585 new infections and eight COVID-19-related deaths.

The new infections were recorded in 26 states — Lagos (573), FCT (182), Plateau (162), Gombe (81), Oyo (75), Rivers (68), Sokoto (58), Ondo (55), Ogun (42), Nasarawa (40), Akwa Ibom (36), Edo (31), Kaduna (27), Anambra (22), Delta (19), Kano (17), Osun (17), Ebonyi (16), Katsina (14), Niger (14), Bayelsa (9), Ekiti (8), Borno (7), Jigawa (5), Abia (4) and Bauchi (3).

Read also: NCDC Reports 1,204 New COVID-19 Infections As Daily Count Hits Record High

As gathered by Eko Hot Blog, out of the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria, 79,417 cases have been discharged while the death toll stands at 1,350.

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