On Thursday morning The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC),disclosed that 44 new COVID-19 cases recorded with Lagos state leading the daily infection chart on its official website.
The Public Health Agency said that Lagos state topped the infection chart with 32 out of the 44 infections recorded in the country.
The agency noted that apart from Lagos state, two other states and the FCT contributed to the country’s total tally on Wednesday.
NCDC said” Rivers reported eight new cases,while FCT and Plateau recorded two cases.
It said that no COVID-19 related death was recorded in the country on Wednesday as the country’s total fatality toll stood at 2,118.
The agency added that the 44 new infections raised the total number of cases in the country to 167,375.
It added that out of the over 167,000 cases in the country, 163,917 have been discharged with about 1,599 cases still active.
The NCDC said that the country had so far tested a total of 2,266,591 samples from its over 200 million people.