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“653 In Lagos, 63 In Plateau” – Nigeria Records 1024 New COVID-19 Cases As Total Hits 100,087
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,024 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 100,087.
The NCDC made this known on Sunday night via its official Twitter handle, where it disclosed that the new cases were recorded in 17 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
“On the 10th of January 2021, 1024 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in Nigeria,” the NCDC said.
“The 1024 new cases are reported from 17 states- Lagos (653), Plateau (63), Benue (48), Zamfara (45), FCT (42), Rivers (27), Ondo (26), Adamawa (26), Kaduna (22), Edo (18), Ogun (16), Imo (12), Kano (9), Yobe (6), Ekiti (5), Jigawa (4) and Osun (2).
“Till date, 100087 cases have been confirmed, 80030 cases have been discharged and 1358 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
See the breakdown of cases by state below;
Our discharges today includes 253 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/Ngeq4LJLvz
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 10, 2021