The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its latest COVID-19 update, on its official Facebook on Wednesday morning, recorded 163 fresh cases across 13 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
With the new infections, the NCDC noted that the infection toll now stands at 251,341 while 224,939 discharged people have been successfully treated and discharged across the nation.
Below is the breakdown of cases:
Lagos -59
FCT-33
Delta-16
Kaduna-13
Gombe-12
Osun-12
Ogun-4
Ekiti-3
Oyin-3
Rivers-3
Borno-2
Imo-2
Nasarawa-1
251,341 confirmed
224,939 discharged
3,116 deaths
Today’s report includes:
▪️2 confirmed cases reported for Borno state for 17th January 2022
▪️199 discharged cases reported for FCT for 18th January 2022 including 198 community discharges
▪️A backlog of 4 deaths reported for FCT for 18th (1), 26th (1), 30th (1) December 2021 & 12th (1) January 2022
▪️3 states with 0 cases reported: Bauchi, Plateau and Sokoto.
