NATIONAL: 1,340 new Covid-19 infections take Nigeria’s total caseload to 136,030

NIGERIA on Thursday recorded 1,340 fresh Covid-19 cases.

This was made known by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), via its Twitter handle, adding that the new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

It noted that the number of Covid-19 fatalities in Nigeria stood at 1,632 as of Thursday night.

Also, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 136,030.

Meanwhile, 110,449 Covid-19 patients have been discharged from various isolation facilities in the country.

The breakdown of the figure on a state-by-state basis revealed the following: FCT (320), Lagos (275), Rivers (117), Oyo (100), Akwa Ibom (57), Ogun (51), Ebonyi (48), Benue (44), Adamawa (42), Imo (38), Kwara (35), and Gombe (32).

Others are – Kaduna (31), Edo (29), Osun (29), Kano (24), Ekiti (15), Katsina (14), Delta (13), Nasarawa (13), Jigawa (10), and Sokoto (3).

“Total confirmed Covid-19 cases: 136,030.

“Discharged: 110,449 AND Deaths: 1,632.”