“360 In Lagos, 88 In Abuja” – Nigeria Records 964 New Coronavirus Cases As Total Hits 121,566

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 964 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 121,566.

The NCDC made this known on Sunday night via its official Twitter handle, where it disclosed that the new cases were recorded in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

“On the 24th of January 2021, 964 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria,” the NCDC said.

“The 964 new cases are reported from 19 states- Lagos (360), FCT (88) Ogun (73), Imo (72), Kaduna (67), Plateau (57), Abia (41), Osun (41), Rivers (32), Kano (26), Niger (24), Benue (23), Edo (20), Cross River (20), Akwa Ibom (8), Nasarawa (6), Zamfara (6), Ekiti (6) and Jigawa (4).

“Till date, 121566 cases have been confirmed, 97228 cases have been discharged and 1504 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”

See the breakdown of cases by state below;

Our discharges today includes 774 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/m4KH6GcIq6

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 24, 2021