Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases increased from 165,515 it was on Tuesday to 165,559 on Wednesday, indicating 44 new infections.
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) revealed this in its daily update on Coronavirus.
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According to the NCDC’s data, 16 patients recovered and were discharged from various isolation centres in the country, while a person died of COVID-19 complications
Giving a breakdown of the fresh infections, the NCDC said Lagos State recorded the Lagos reported 28, Rivers-14, Akwa Ibom-1 and Ekiti-1.
As of 12th of May 2021, a total of 2,066 persons have lost their lives to the virus in Nigeria, while 156,374 patients recovered.
44 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-28
Rivers-14
Akwa Ibom-1
Ekiti-1165,559 confirmed
156,374 discharged
2,066 deaths pic.twitter.com/2u3szLExPV— NCDC (@NCDCgov) May 13, 2021
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