The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 917 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the country. The NCDC disclosed this via its verified website on Sunday night. According to the public health agency, the total number of infections in the country now stands at 90,080. The centre reported nine new deaths in the past 24 hours in the country. It said 16 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recorded the new infections. In the past 24 hours, 255 recoveries were recorded in the country, it added. A breakdown of data provided by the health agency shows the FCT recorded the highest number of infections for the day, with 222 cases, followed by Lagos, Kaduna, and Plateau states which reported 214, 119, and 92 cases, respectively. The other states affected are Nasarawa, with 50 new infections, Oyo-41, Adamawa-33, Ondo-32, Abia-28, Ogun-19, Rivers-17, Kano-16, Yobe-14, Edo-eight, Anambra-six, Ekiti- five, and Jigawa-one. Till date, 90,080 cases had been confirmed, 75,044 discharged, and 1,311 deaths recorded in the 36 states and the FCT, the NCDC said.
COVID-19: NCDC reports 917 new infections, 9 additional deaths in Nigeria
By YemieFash