COVID-19: 44 New Cases Reported as Lagos Leads with 32

Nigeria is reporting no new COVID-19 related death and 44 new cases Wednesday in 3 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

According to the nation’s online dashboard, there are currently 167,375 confirmed cases of COVID-19 infections and 2,118 COVID-19 related deaths in the nation since the pandemic began.

Active cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria has increased from 1,300 to 1,340.

A detailed breakdown of the newly recorded infections by state as follows: Lagos-32, Rivers-8, FCT-2 and Plateau-2.

While Imo, Kano, and Sokoto reported zero cases of the virus.

With 4 people having fought off the highly contagious disease, the total number of recoveries in the country rose to 163,917

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC disclosed late Wednesday.

June 23, 2021