Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Saturday, confirmed 576 new COVID-19 infections and eight deaths in the country.
Of the confirmed cases from 14 states including Federal Capital Territory, Lagos State is ranked highest with 277, FCT, 90 and Oyo, 51.
“On the 2nd of January 2021, 576 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“The 576 new cases are reported from 15 states- Lagos (277), FCT (90), Oyo (51), Nasarawa (49), Sokoto (23), Anambra (14), Bauchi (11), Imo (11), Kano (11), Edo (10), Plateau (10), Ogun (9), Osun (5), Jigawa (3), and Rivers (2),” NCDC tweeted.
According to the health agency, “Till date, 89163 cases have been confirmed, 74789 cases have been discharged and 1302 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC) activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.”