The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,964 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 118,138.
The NCDC made this known on Friday night via its official Twitter handle where it disclosed that the new cases were recorded in 23 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
“On the 22nd of January 2021, 1483 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria,” the NCDC said.
“The 1483 new cases are reported from 23 states – Kaduna (545), FCT (235), Plateau (127), Nasarawa (80), Oyo (72), Delta (65), Rivers (64), Kano (46), Ogun (46), Bayelsa (30), Gombe (30), Abia (28), Osun (27), Edo (25), Ondo (14), Sokoto (12), Zamfara (10), Bauchi (8), Imo (5), Jigawa (4), Ekiti (4), Borno (4) and Niger (2).
“Till date, 118138 cases have been confirmed, 94150 cases have been discharged and 1490 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”
See the breakdown of cases by state below;
https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1352761623300214794?s=20
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