The health officials said
that two new patients have been confirmed dead due to the virus, while 145 people
were discharged from various hospitals across the country.
With the latest update,
the tally of infected people in the country rose to 207,210, while the number
of recoveries and discharged reached 194,796 in 36 states and the Federal
Capital Territory.
There have now been 2,742
confirmed deaths in the country since
the first death were reported in March 23rd 2020 in Abuja.
Total active cases in
Nigeria now stands at 9,629 up from 9,471
it was the previous day.
Data obtained from
NCDC’s official website shows that, within a 24 hour period, FCT saw additional
127 new coronavirus cases, while Lagos, Kaduna and Delta reported 45, 28 and 18
cases respectively.
Other states with new
virus infections on Thursday as follows Kwara-17, Plateau-13, Zamfara-10,
Rivers-8, Imo-21, Ekiti-5, Nasarawa-4, Edo-3, Ondo-3, Akwa Ibom-2 and Oyo-1.