HomeLocal NewsCOVID-19: NCDC reports additional 48 infections

COVID-19: NCDC reports additional 48 infections

Date:

Related stories

Kano retirees receive long-awaited benefits

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has reaffirmed his...

Women banned from Kano mobile phone market after 7pm

The leadership of the Farm Centre mobile phone market...

15-year-old presides over Kano assembly

The Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly,...

Mass Education: FG flags-off N4bn critical infrastructure projects

The Federal Government has flagged-off construction of N4 billion...

KEDCO confirms power supply boost after repairs

The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has announced significant...
spot_img

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country recorded 48 additional cases of COVID-19 in eight states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday.

The NCDC said this via its verified website on Friday morning, adding that the additional infections had increased the country’s total confirmed cases to 253,923.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the average number of new infections in the country has been below the 100 mark in the last five days.

NCDC said on Thursday, Lagos State recorded 15 cases, Cross River, 12, FCT eight and Plateau seven.

It said Ogun reported two, Abia, Delta, Oyo and Rivers states, reported one each.

The agency said no patient was confirmed dead from the virus, while 72 people were discharged from various isolation centres across the country in past 24 hours.

NCDC said the number of recovery and discharges in the country had reached 230,293, and that 3,139  had been confirmed dead since the first reported death in March, 2020. (NAN)

Subscribe

Latest stories

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here