The daily new coronavirus cases accelerated to a record of over
1,500 for the third time after year-end holidays in the country with the
world’s second-deadliest outbreak.
Whether it’s a post-Christmas upward blip or the beginning
of a sustained climb, Nigeria ’s daily COVID-19 cases are on the rise.
With the new confirmed cases, the tally of COVID-19
infections recorded across the country rose to 97,478.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this
via its official twitter page on Friday night.
However, 570 patients were discharged from isolation centers across
the country on Friday,
Confirming the new cases on its verified Twitter handle,
NCDC said Lagos reported 739 new cases, followed by Plateau with 168 cases and FCT
with 153 cases.
Other states with new cases include: Oyo (91), Nasarawa
(90), Rivers (80), Kaduna (35), Edo (33), Kano (29), Ogun (21), Delta (19),
Sokoto (16), Akwa Ibom (11), Ebonyi (11), Enugu (10), Osun (10), Niger (9),
Bauchi (8), Kebbi (8), Katsina (2), and Taraba (1)
Since the first case of the new coronavirus was reported in Nigeria
on Feb. 27 in Lagos state, 1,011,584 people have been diagnosed, out of which 97,478 were positive.
According to the NCDC, on the 8th of January 2021, 1,544 new
confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
Till date, 97,478 cases have been confirmed, 78,552 cases have been discharged and 1,342 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Our discharges today include 264 community recoveries in Lagos State and 147 community recoveries in Plateau State managed in line with guidelines.
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 8, 2021
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/l5SWB2aE61
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