Nigeria records 711 new COVID-19 cases

By ABUJAH RACHEAL

Nigeria on Monday recorded 711 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections in the country to 211,171.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on its website on Tuesday morning.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the 711 new cases reported on Monday, indicates an increase from the 165 cases posted previously in the country.

The centre also recorded two deaths, noting that the country’s fatality toll from the virus now stood at 2,884.

According to the agency, Delta recorded 508, Plateau 41, Rivers 40, FCT 32, Enugu 24, Lagos 19, and Imo 16.

Others are Cross River nine, Ekiti nine, Abia four, Benue three, Kano three, while Bauchi, Bayelsa, and Ogun recorded one each.

The NCDC, however, noted that the report includes: 508 confirmed cases reported from Delta were backlogs for July 27 to Oct. 13.

It also said that 19 confirmed cases reported from Lagos state were for Oct. 24 and Oct. 25.

The agency also noted that 41 confirmed cases were reported from Plateau for Oct. 24 and Oct. 25.

The centre said that Nigeria currently has 5,613 active cases with 202,674 discharged.

The centre said that over 3,298,966 million samples had been tested from the nation’s roughly 200 million population.

The NCDC noted that a multi-sectoral national emergency operation centre (EOC), activated at Level II, has continued to coordinate the national response activities. (NAN)