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Nigeria records 49 new COVID-19 infections, total now 166,816

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 11 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 166,816.

The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Monday.

“49 new cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria; Ondo-30, Lagos-15, Kaduna-2, Gombe-1, Adamawa-1.

“166,816 confirmed, 163,190 discharged, 2,117 deaths.

Today’s report includes: 51 community recoveries from Lagos state managed in line with guidelines, 9 states with 0 cases reported: FCT, Plateau, Kano, Ekiti, Osun, Oyo, Ogun, Taraba, and Sokoto.”

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