Nigeria Reports 2 Deaths, 137 New COVID-19 Cases

The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria moved up to 207,616 on Saturday as another 137 Nigeria residents tested positive to the virus in 9 states and the Federal Capital Territory, according to a report by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The health officials reported additional two COVID-19 related deaths in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of deaths in country to 2,745.

NCDC also said a total of 195,132 patients have recovered from the infection so far, including 80 recoveries and discharges  reported on Saturday.

Total active cases in Nigeria  now stands at 9,741  9,686 up by 55 from the previous day.

The breakdown of the new cases as follows Lagos (46), FCT (35), Kaduna (20), Benue (13), Oyo (9), Kano (6), Rivers (6), Ekiti (1) and Nasarawa (1)

 

October 09, 2021