Nigeria has recorded six more deaths than the coronavirus pandemic with 670 new confirmed cases in 10 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
This was contained in an update shared on the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) Facebook page on Wednesday morning.
With the new confirmed cases, Nigeria’s death toll now stands at 3,045, while the number of infections has risen to 244,120.
The disease center noted that the FCT reported four deaths with 120 cases for January 2-3, 2022.
The country registered six deaths 24 hours earlier, as an accumulation of cases from the state of Borno, from December 22 to 28, 2021.
The NCDC noted that of the new confirmed cases, the state of Kaduna reported 199 infections from January 1-3, 2022, with an additional delay to December 20, 22 and 23, 2021.
According to NCDC data, 216,180 people have been successfully treated and discharged nationwide, while 24,859 are still infected nationwide.
The latest update shows an increase in the number of discharged cases, as Kaduna reported 175 discharged cases from January 1 to 3; the FCT, 163 discharged on January 2 and 3; While the state of Abia reported 52 discharged for January 2, 2022.
Breakdown
Aside from Kaduna state and the FCT, further breakdown of the NCDC data shows that Lagos state, the epicenter of the disease, topped the infection table with 277 new cases.
The state of Kwara continued on the record with 20 cases; Abia, 14; RÃos, 11; while the states of Gombe and Katsina reported nine cases each.
Bauchi State also had six cases, while Edo and Cross River States followed with three and two cases respectively.
The NCDC noted that Plateau and Sokoto states reported no cases Tuesday.
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