NCDC Record More Deaths As COVID-19 Cases In Nigeria Surpass 100,000

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported 1024 new COVID-19 infections in the country.

The health agency disclosed this via its verified Twitter account on Sunday night.

NCDC reported that the country sadly recorded eight additional deaths in the last 24 hours, raising the overall total in the nation since the start of the pandemic to 1,358.

It added that the new infections were recorded in 16 States and the Federal Capital Territory, in the last 24 hours.

1024 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-653
Plateau-63
Benue-48
Zamfara-45
FCT-42
Rivers-27
Ondo-26
Adamawa-26
Kaduna-22
Edo-18
Ogun-16
Imo-12
Kano-9
Yobe-6
Ekiti-5
Jigawa-4
Osun-2

100,087 confirmed
80,030 discharged
1,358 deaths pic.twitter.com/PJ5jeyBoS7

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 10, 2021