COVID-19 Update: Pandemic Bites Harder As Nigeria Records 14 Deaths, 626 New Cases - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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September 1, 2021
A total of 14 deaths and 626 new infections were recorded across nine
states and the Federal Capital Territory.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC,the new
626 cases include: Lagos 334, Rivers 134, Oyo 60, FCT 41, Osun 20 and
Plateau 14,Ogun 9, Ekiti 7, Kwara 6, and Benue 1.
The new statistics, NCDC noted, has raised the country’s total infections
to 192,431 and the fatality toll standing at 2,469.
Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja, FCT, the WHO representative in
Nigeria, Walter Mulombo, said though, with almost 248,000 cases
reported in the past week, Africa was already gaining control over the
third wave.