The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 104 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 162,593.
The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Sunday.
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The number of COVID-19 active cases continued to drop as the daily cases remain below 200 marks from March 22 to March 27 except on March 23, when 214 cases were reported.
The public health agency sadly reported seven additional deaths, which brought the death toll in the country to 2,048.
It said the new infections were registered in 11 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the last 24 hours.
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“The breakdown of the new cases are as follows: Lagos-48, Enugu-16, Kwara-8, Kaduna-6, Plateau-5, Kano-5, Rivers-4, FCT-4, Ogun-4, Edo-2, Ekiti-1 and Katsina-1,” it stated.
The health agency noted that Sunday’s report included a backlog of deaths recorded in Lagos State.
104 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-48
Enugu-16
Kwara-8
Kaduna-6
Plateau-5
Kano-5
Rivers-4
FCT-4
Ogun-4
Edo-2
Ekiti-1
Katsina-1162,593 confirmed
150,308 discharged
2,048 deaths pic.twitter.com/ggqMKCBIrN— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 28, 2021
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