Nigeria Records Forty-Nine New COVID-19 Infections

Nigeria reported forty-nine new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, down from fifty-three recorded the previous  day. The forty-nine cases were reported in five states

Of Friday's new cases, twenty-two are in Enugu, eighteen in Lagos, six in Rivers, two in Akwa-Ibom and one in Edo.

No one has died of the disease in the west African country, in past 24 hours.

Additionally, twelve patients recovered from COVID-19, tested negative twice for the disease and have been discharged from hospitals across the country.

The cumulative number of COVID-19 cases identified in Nigeria rose to 165,661, with the total number of recoveries stands at 156,399 and the tally of confirmed fatalities remained 2,066 as of Friday, May 14, 2021.

Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said in a tweet.

As of today, Nigeria’s has 7,196  active cases of COVID-19 up from 7,159 it was the previous day.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/u9GaVQm3fF

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 14, 2021

May 14, 2021