As the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues its rage in Nigeria, 11 deaths were recorded on Wednesday with 582 new infections.
According to an update by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control,
NCDC, said the new infections were recorded across 15 states and the
Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
Which includes: Lagos 175, Rivers 124, Edo 60, Delta 57, Akwa Ibom
44, Anambra 25, Bayelsa 22, Gombe 19, Ekiti 12, FCT 12, Kaduna 11,
Kano 6, Benue 5, Plateau 5, Ogun 3and Jigawa 2.
The centre noted that Wednesday’s new cases raised Nigeria’s total
infections to 193,013 while the fatality toll now stands at 2,480.
It added that a total of 11,533 Nigerians are currently down with the
disease nationwide, while 173,492 have been cleared and discharged.
The NCDC noted that the number of active coronavirus infections in the
country had, however, increased from 11,203 reported on Tuesday to
11,533 on Wednesday.
