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NCDC Confirms 576 New COVID-19 Infections, 8 More Deaths

The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 89,163 cases of COVID-19 infections.

In its latest case update dated January 2, the NCDC reports 576 new infections and 8 fatalities.

The new infections were recorded in 15 states — Lagos (277), FCT (90), Oyo (51), Nasarawa (49), Sokoto (23), Anambra (14), Bauchi (11), Imo (11), Kano (11), Edo (10), Plateau (10), Ogun (9), Osun (5), Jigawa (3) and Rivers (2).

Read also: NCDC Confirms 1,031 New COVID-19 Infections, 11 More Deaths

As gathered by Eko Hot Blog, out of the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria, 74,789 cases have been discharged while the death toll stands at 1,302.

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