Nigeria’s daily count of coronavirus infections recorded a drop on Saturday — with 54 new cases confirmed in nine states.
Saturday’s figure is a 72.4 percent decrease over the past 24 hours — 196 infections were confirmed on Friday.
The new cases were confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its report for December 4, 2021.
Lagos, which has continued to remain the epicentre of the pandemic, topped the infection chart with 25 new cases, closely followed by Oyo with 11 infections, and FCT with six positive samples.
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Other states that recorded new cases are Kwara (3), Rivers (3), Bauchi (2), Delta (2), Kano (1), and Ogun (1).
With no deaths reported on Saturday, the total number of coronavirus casualties remains 2,980.
Meanwhile, the daily count of recoveries increased slightly, with 24 patients discharged on Saturday, increasing the total to 207,427.
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A total of 213,127 persons have now contracted COVID-19 across Nigeria, but the number of active cases currently stands at 4,160.
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