The updates released by the Nigeria Centre for
Disease Control NCDC on Wednesday, which indicates a significant decrease in the figure of
newly confirmed cases, also confirmed that the new cases were recorded across 4
states of the federation.
The breakdown of the data revealed that Rivers
had 7 cases, Nasarawa reported 4 cases, Abia and Taraba reported 1 case each.
NCDC added that 1 confirmed case reported in Taraba
state are backlog of 9th February 2022.
While Kano and Plateau reported no cases of the
virus.
NCDC stated also that 7 patients were discharged from various hospitals across the country after testing negative to COVID-19.
With the latest figure, the number of active
COVID-19 cases in Nigeria stood at 20,524 - up from 20,493 it was the two days
ago.
As of Wednesday, Nigeria has recorded 254,137
COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, out of which 230,479 have been
successfully treated and discharged and 3,141 people have lost their lives due
to the deadly disease.
Today’s report includes:
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 17, 2022
▪️1 confirmed case reported from Taraba state for 9th February 2022
▪️2 states with zero cases reported: Kano and Plateau
For a breakdown of cases by state visit https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/rgCydbGPvq
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