COVID-19 Vaccination Update In 36 States & the FCT

• The Nigerian government had said it plans to vaccinate 109 million people against the COVID-19 virus over a period of two years.

So far, 1,175,285 persons have received their first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria on Monday.

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) disclosed this via its verified twitter handle on Monday evening.

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According to the data, Lagos, the epicentre of the disease in Nigeria, takes the lead with 228,378 persons already vaccinated which accounts for about 90 percent of its target population.

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This is followed by Kaduna with 61, 170 persons vaccinated, Kano – 60,579, FCT – 57,805 and Ogun with 53,484 vaccinated persons.

Since its outbreak in the Nigeria, over 160,000 infections and 2,062 Fatalities have been recorded from the COVID-19 virus. The country has, however, seen a drop in the number of fatalities lately.