COVID-19: NCDC Reports 917 New Infections, Total Now 90,080 Cases

BY VICTOR OSOWOCHI, ABUJA – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday confirmed 917 new infections of COVID-19 in the country with the total figure now rising to 90,080 cases.

According to data captured on the NCDC’s official Twitter handle, the death toll on the day stood at nine (9) with 59 community recoveries confirmed in Lagos State

The nation’s disease outfit reported that; “On the 3rd of January 2021, 917 new confirmed cases and 9 deaths were recorded in Nigeria,

“Till date, 90,080 cases have been confirmed, 75,044 cases have been discharged and 1,311 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).”

It further explained that the 917 fresh cases reported on Sunday, January 3, 2021 came from 17 states of the federation with the FCT recording the highest figure at 222 followed by Lagos at 214 and Kaduna posting 119 cases.

Also on the lists are: Plateau – (92), Nasarawa – (50), Oyo – (41), Adamawa – (33), Ondo – (32), Abia – (28), and Ogun – (19)

Other states include: Rivers – (17), Kano – (16), Yobe – (14), Edo – (8), Anambra – (6), Ekiti – (5) and Jigawa – (1).

Giving further insight @NCDCgov, the Centre said; “Our discharges today includes 59 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.”

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