October 5, 2024

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NCDC Announces 2123 New Cases Of COVID-19

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 2,123 new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria. The NCDC took its official Facebook page to announce the new development to Nigerians as the new variants of the virus continue to spread. A break down of the cases below states by states as released by the NCDC

1. Lagos – 1552

2. FCT – 197

3. Edo – 155

4. Rivers – 81

5. Delta – 44

6. Plateau – 33

7. Kwara – 30

8. Kano – 16

9. Enugu – 12

10. Gombe – 2

11. Bauchi – 1

The NCDC further revealed that Nigeria has so far recorded 227,378 confirmed coronavirus cases with 211,761 discharged and 2,989 deaths recorded so far.

Meanwhile, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has started administering the COVID-19 booster shot on Nigerians to minimise the spread of the coronavirus in the country.Already, President Muhammadu Buhari has received his own shot at the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock, Abuja. The Nigerian government shared a photo on its official Facebook page of the president receiving the shot while flanked by health officials in the seat of power.