COVID-19: Nigeria Records 45 New Cases, 6 Recoveries

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria reached 166,191 when the country's disease control agency reported 45 new cases with no death linked  to virus late Thursday in 5 states.

The country has registered 166,191 cases of the virus since the pandemic began, while the official death toll stands at 2,071, the Nigeria Centre for  Disease Control said on Thursday night while giving the daily report on its official Twitter handle.

The total cumulative recoveries stand at 156,535 today including 6 recoveries and discharges in the last 24 hours. While the active cases in the country now stands at 7,585.

According to the breakdown released by the health agency, Lagos, the epicentre of the disease in the country, led with 27 new infections, followed by Rivers with 14, Kaduna  with 2 and Jigawa and Ekiti reported 1 case each.

NCDC added that today's report includes 0 cases from Plateau, Nasarawa, Kano, Sokoto, FCT, Osun, Ondo, Ogun and Oyo States.

Today's report includes 0 cases from Plateau, Nasarawa, Kano, Sokoto, FCT, Osun, Ondo, Ogun and Oyo States

A breakdown of cases by state via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/zFcwJqyWWA

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 27, 2021

May 27, 2021