COVID-19: NCDC Reports 14 Additional Deaths, 1,617 New Infections

• Global COVID-19 deaths have surpassed two million with Nigeria recording 1,449 out of the total tally

The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 112,004 COVID-19 cases.

In its latest case update dated January 18, the NCDC reports 1,617 new infections and 14 deaths resulting from COVID-19 complications.

The new infections were recorded in 18 states — Lagos-776, Kaduna-147, Kwara-131, FCT-102, Plateau-78, Edo-59 ,Ogun-53, Osun-45, Rivers-37, Taraba-36 Nasarawa-34, Adamawa-33, Kano-26, Delta-20, Ebonyi-16, Bayelsa-11, Gombe-11, and Borno-2.

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Eko Hot Blog gathers that out of the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria, 89,939 cases have been discharged while the death toll stands at 1,449.

1,617 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-776
Kaduna-147
Kwara-131
FCT-102
Plateau-78
Edo-59
Ogun-53
Osun-45
Rivers-37
Taraba-36
Nasarawa-34
Adamawa-33
Kano-26
Delta-20
Ebonyi-16
Bayelsa-11
Gombe-11
Borno-2

112,004 confirmed
89,939 discharged
1,449 deaths pic.twitter.com/mXAJHlCEhw

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 18, 2021

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