The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Wednesday, announced that the country has recorded 856 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 245,404.
The NCDC disclosed this on its official Facebook handle.
“856 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-337, Kaduna-152, FCT-87, Gombe-47, Delta-43, Kano-31, Kwara-27, Enugu-26, Nasarawa-19, Niger-15, Oyo-11, Rivers-11, Benue-9, Bauchi-8, Ogun-8, Borno-7, Ekiti-6, Edo-5, Plateau-4, Bayelsa-3
“245,404 confirmed, 217,247 discharged, 3,058 deaths.
“Today’s report includes:
▪️337 confirmed cases reported for Lagos state is for 4th January 2022.
▪️152 confirmed cases reported for Kaduna state is for 4th (18) & 5th (11) January 2022 with additional 123 cases for 24th (67) & 25th (56) December 2021.
▪️26 confirmed cases reported for Enugu state is for 4th January 2022.
▪️31 confirmed cases reported for Kano state is for 4th (20) & 5th (11) January 2022.
▪️15 confirmed cases reported for Niger state is for 2nd January 2022.
▪️9 confirmed cases reported for Benue state is for 4th January 2022.
▪️7 confirmed cases reported for Borno state is for 4th January 2022.
▪️80 Discharged cases reported for Kaduna state is for 4th (30) & 5th (50) January 2022.
▪️27 Discharged cases reported for Enugu state is for 4th January 2022.
▪️8 Discharged cases reported for Kano state is for 4th January 2022.
▪️3 Discharged cases reported for Lagos state is for 4th January 2022.”
▪️ 0 cases reported from Ondo, Osun and Sokoto State.
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Nigeria records 856 new COVID-19 cases, total now 245,404
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