Nigeria Reports 37 New COVID-19 Positive Cases, One Death

The total COVID-19 cases in Nigeria have gone up to 256,264 with 37 more testing positive, while one patient succumbed to the virus, as the West Africa country experienced an increased in the number of active cases from 2,971 to 3,003 within the last two days.

Nigeria on Thursday reported 37 new coronavirus positive cases and one death in the last 48 hours taking the overall cases to 256,264  and the falalities to 3,144, according to a recent report by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC.

Of the new infections, 29 cases were reported in Lagos, Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory reported 6 cases and Kano had 2 cases.

NCDC added that Bauchi, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers and Sokoto reported zero cases in the past 48 hours.

On the other hand, 4 patients have  recovered from the virus and discharged, the total recovery count in Nigeria now stand at 250,117.

NCDC noted that this report includes data for 7th and 8th June 2022.

This report includes:

▪️Data for 7th and 8th June 2022
▪️5 States with zero cases reported: Bauchi, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers and Sokoto

For a breakdown of cases by state visit https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/e5mxls4SOm

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 9, 2022

June 09, 2022