By Chibuike Nwabuko
Abuja (Sundiata Post) – The COVID-19 infection rate dropped to 135 on Thursday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has said.
According to the report released via it’s twitter handle, the total confirmed cases have risen to 161,409 out of which 146,890 patients have been discharged from various isolation facilities in Nigeria.
The health agency further said that the fresh cases were reported from the following states:
Lagos-41
Imo-20
Ogun-14
FCT-10
Kebbi-11
Rivers-10
Akwa Ibom-8
Plateau-4
Ebonyi-3
Kaduna-3
Kano-3
Osun-3
Oyo-2
Ekiti-1
Gombe-1
Nasarawa-1.
The NCDC regrettably reported that 2,027 deaths have been recorded since February 27 last year when the COVID-19 pandemic hit Nigeria.
It gave the breakdown of the total confirmed cases as: