The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said was no COVID-19 related fatality on Tuesday, taking the deaths toll to 2,099 in the country.
It has discharged additional 1,154 people who tested negative to the COVID-19 virus after receiving treatment,adding that the nation’s total recoveries increased to 159,935.
The agency noted that the country’s active cases stood at 5,638 across the country.It reported 17 new cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 166,534.
According to the agency,the 17 new infections are from five states, in the past 24 hours.
It added:“Lagos, the nation’s epic center, reported 8 more new cases, River 5, Kano 2, Kaduna and Plateau 1 case each.Today’s report includes a backlog of recoveries from Ondo State from 31 January, 2021, to date.Zero cases were reported from Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nasarawa, Sokoto, Abia, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, and Ekiti States,“ NCDC stated.
