Covid-19: No case in Lagos as NCDC records 864 cases

Nigerian most affected State, Lagos, on Thursday record no Covid-19 case, as 864 cases were recorded in 24 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on Thursday, 28 January, 2021.

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the Thursday report does not include Lagos which has been the hotspot of the disease, 488 people were discharged.

On Thursday, the Federal Capital Territory, which is secord most affected area in the courtry recorded 129 cases, followed by Anambra, Rivers and Benue State were 87, 82, 80 cases were recorded respectively.

Other states were the cases were recorded on Thursday includes Oyo, 76; Plateau, 61; Kaduna, 54; Delta, 51; Nasarawa, 38; Kwara, 36; Edo, 32; Katsina, 26; Kano, 24; Taraba, 18; Ogun, 14; Sokoto, 11; Gombe, 10; Jigawa, 7; Akwa Ibom, 6; Cross River, 6; Zamfara, 5; Bauchi, 5; Osun, 4 and Ekiti State with 2 cases.

The total cases in each state are given below:

The total confirmed cases in Nigeria as at 28 January, 2021 is now 127,024 with 100,853 deaths to have been recorded since the disease started in Nigeria in February, 2020.

Also, the centre reported 3 casualties on Thursday bringing the total number of Covid-19 related deaths to 1,547 across the federation.