- Daily count of infections continue to increase as the country faces a second wave of the virus
- Nigeria expects a delivery of its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines at the end of January
The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 110,387 COVID-19 cases.
In its latest case update dated January 17, the NCDC reports 1,444 new infections and 15 deaths resulting from COVID-19 complications.
The new infections were recorded in 21 states — Lagos (901), Plateau (136), Kaduna (57), FCT (54), Ebonyi (53), Akwa Ibom (52), Nasarawa (32), Osun (29), Ogun (28), Imo (16), Oyo (16), Edo (15), Kano (14), Rivers (10), Ekiti (7), Borno (6), Abia (5), Benue (4), Yobe (4), Kebbi (3) and Anambra (2).
Read also: NCDC Confirms 12 More Deaths, 1,270 New COVID-19 Infections
Eko Hot Blog gathers that out of the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria, 89,317 cases have been discharged while the death toll stands at 1,435.
1444 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-901
Plateau-136
Kaduna-57
FCT-54
Ebonyi-53
Akwa Ibom-52
Nasarawa-32
Osun-29
Ogun-28
Imo-16
Oyo-16
Edo-15
Kano-14
Rivers-10
Ekiti-7
Borno-6
Abia-5
Benue-4
Yobe-4
Kebbi-3
Anambra-2110,387 confirmed
89,317 discharged
1,435 deaths pic.twitter.com/ZGkyb3bJC5— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 17, 2021
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