The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 166 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 211,496.
The NCDC disclosed this on its official Facebook handle on Wednesday.
“166 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Delta-36, FCT-22, Rivers-21, Lagos-20, Anambra-18, Ondo-17, Oyo-8, Kebbi-6, Enugu-5, Plateau-5, Ebonyi-3, Kano-2, Bayelsa-1, Ekiti -1, Jigawa-1.
“211,496 confirmed, 202,930 discharged, 2,886 deaths.
“Today’s report includes: 6 confirmed cases reported from Kebbi state for October 26th 2021
“5 confirmed cases reported from Enugu state for October 26th 2021, 20 discharged cases reported from Enugu state for October 26th 2021, 5 discharged cases reported from Taraba state for October 26th are community discharges, 2 deaths reported from Lagos state for October 26th (1) & 27th (1) 2021, 5 states with zero cases reported 5: Bauchi, Gombe, Ogun, Osun and Sokoto.”
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Nigeria records 166 new cases of COVID-19, total now 211,496
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