Nigeria Logs 80 New COVID-19 Cases

Nigeria reported 80 new cases of COVID-19 and no death relating to the disease caused by coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

The total number of people who have succumbed to the virus remained 2,061, as per the report released by Nigeria  Centre for Disease Control NCDC, the country's caseload increased to 164,080.

At least a total of 154,285 people have recovered from the deadly respiratory illness, representing a recovery rate of 94 percent, as the number of recoveries on Thursday increased by 15.

Active cases in Nigeria now stand at 7,734 up from the previous day when it was at 7,669.

Meanwhile, the new cases were reported across 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory which include 29 cases in Lagos, 19 in Rivers and 6 in Zamfara.

Also Akwa Ibom, Edo, Osun and Plateau reported 4 cases each, Ogun and Kano reported 3 cases each, Nasarawa had 2, FCT and Oyo had 1 case each.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/r2AjmZSQtU

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 15, 2021

April 15, 2021