COVID-19: Lagos Records New 190 Cases

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC), reported additional 422 infections Aug 9, 2021,which also see Lagos leading the pack of the infected states with new 190 cases

The NCDC made this known through  its verified website,adding that the additional 422 cases were from nine states and the FCT.

The  agency said Lagos recorded the highest cases with 190  out of the 422 additional Infections.

The public health agency said that the additional coronavirus cases were rising across the country with 86 in Rivers.

It added that Ogun recorded 85, Oyo, 22, while FCT had 20,

Kwara had 7, Edo, 5, Abia, 4, and Bayelsa, 3.

It  announced that 219 people had recovered and were discharged from various isolation centres in the country on Saturday.

It said that till date, 165,982 recoveries had been recorded nationwide in 36 states and the FCT.

According to it, the country had tested more than 2.5 million samples for the virus out of the roughly 200 million population.

It stated that the country’s COVID-19 average test positivity rate was six percent.

The agency said that five new deaths were recorded on Monday, raising the total number of fatalities in the country to  2,192

The NCDC said  that a multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 2, continues to coordinate the national response activities.

According to it, the country’s  COVID-19 infections continues to rise as the total number of confirmed cases  in Nigeria  as of August 9, 2021, is 178,508.