Nigeria records 221 new COVID-19 cases — highest this week

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 221 new coronavirus infections, the country’s highest figure in one week.

This is the first time since September 9 that Nigeria will record more than 200 new positive samples in its daily count of COVID-19 cases.

Before Friday, the cases had dropped to as low as 79 infections on September 13 — Nigeria’s lowest daily count in more than four months.

The NCDC confirmed the new cases in 17 states and the federal capital territory (FCT) in its update for September 18, 2020.

According to the breakdown of new cases, Lagos topped the list with 59 infections, followed by Abia with 46 and FCT with 22.

The NCDC added that a total of 213 people were discharged on Friday, including “100 community recoveries in Oyo state in line with new case management guidelines”.

Although Oyo recorded no new infection on Friday, the state is currently the second most affected in the country with 985 active cases, while Lagos has the highest figure of 3,377 positive patients.

One person was confirmed to have died of COVID-19 complications on September 18, increasing the country’s fatality toll to 1,094.

Out of 56,956 infections now confirmed in 36 states and the FCT, while 48,305 people have recovered, 7,557 are still active cases.

221 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-59
Abia-46
FCT-22
Gombe-20
Plateau-17
Rivers-11
Bauchi-7
Benue-6
Ekiti-6
Imo-6
Kaduna-4
Kwara-4
Ondo-4
Ogun-3
Osun-3
Bayelsa-1
Edo-1
Kano-1

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56,956 confirmed
48,305 discharged
1,094 deaths pic.twitter.com/oVzyXar7ru

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 18, 2020