COVID-19: 48 New Infections Reported in Nigeria

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday announced additional 48 coronavirus infections in 8 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

Average number of new infections reported each day in Nigeria falls below 100 mark  over the past 5 days.

Of the new cases Lagos reported 15 cases, Cross River had 12 cases, FCT had 8 cases and Plateau had 7 cases.

While Ogun reported 2 cases, Abia, Delta, Oyo and Rivers reported 1 case each.

NCDC added that seven of states reported zero cases; Bauchi, Ekiti, Gombe, Nasarawa, Osun, Ondo, and Sokoto.

The health officials said no patient was confirmed dead from the virus, while  72 people were discharged from various isolation centers across the country in past 24 hours, as the number of active COVID-19 cases rose to 20,491.

With the latest update by NCDC, the tally of infected people in the country rose to 253,923, while the number of recoveries and discharged reached 230,293. There have now been 3,139 confirmed deaths since the first reported death in March.

States with zero cases reported (7): Bauchi, Ekiti, Gombe, Nasarawa, Osun, Ondo, and Sokoto

For a breakdown of cases by state visit https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/rRRNT1Zpg3

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 11, 2022

February 11, 2022