“773 In Lagos, 285 In Abuja” – Nigeria Records 1861 New COVID-19 Cases As Total Hits 126,160

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

The NCDC made this known on Wednesday night via its official Twitter handle, where it disclosed that the new cases were recorded in 22 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

“On the 27th of January 2021, 1861 new confirmed cases and 22 deaths were recorded in Nigeria,” the NCDC said.

“The 1861 new cases are reported from 22 states- Lagos (773), FCT (285), Oyo (138), Rivers (111), 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, 126160 cases have been confirmed, 100365 cases have been discharged and 1544 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”

See the breakdown of cases by state below;

Our discharges today include 697 community recoveries in Lagos State, 128 in Rivers State and 116 in Plateau State managed in line with guidelines.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/zLlVfjcWHh

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 27, 2021