COVID-19: Nigeria records 1,861 new cases, total now 126,160

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,861 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 126,160.

The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Wednesday.

Data from the health agency (NCDC) reveals that 1,089 coronavirus patients were successfully treated and discharged from the various isolation centres after receiving their second negative result while 22 new COVID-19 related deaths were recorded increasing the nation’s death toll from the virus to 1,544.

The 1861 new cases are reported from 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory.  

Lagos the epicenter of the virus in Nigeria recorded 773 new infections followed by FCT -285, Oyo -138, and Rivers -111.

Other states with new cases include Plateau -92, Nasarawa -83, Kaduna -59, Enugu -57, Imo -57, Edo -43, Kano -27, Kwara -20, Ebonyi -19, Abia -17, Ogun -12, Osun -12, Katsina -8, Bayelsa -6, Bauchi -5, Delta -5, Borno -4, Jigawa -4, and Zamfara -1.

Till date, 126,160 cases have been confirmed, 100,365 cases have been discharged and 1,544 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.