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COVID-19: Nigeria Records 1,598 New Infections, Seven Fatalities

  • Coronavirus deaths have surpassed two million cases worldwide

The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 108,943 COVID-19 cases.

In its latest case update dated January 16, the NCDC reports 1,598 new infections and 7 deaths resulting from COVID-19 complications.

The new infections were recorded in 24 states — Lagos (461), FCT (206), Plateau (197), Rivers (168), Kaduna (116), Anambra (53), Ogun (49), Ebonyi (47), Edo (42), Sokoto (32), Imo (31), Katsina (31), Oyo (30), Akwa Ibom (27), Delta (16), Kano (16), Abia (15), Niger (15), Ondo (11), Bayelsa (10), Borno (9), Kebbi (8), Ekiti (7) and Jigawa (1).

Read also: NCDC Reports A Dozen Deaths, 1,544 New COVID-19 Infections

Eko Hot Blog gathers that out of the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria, 85,367 cases have been discharged while the death toll stands at 1,420.

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