Nigeria records 558 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths

By Saidu Idris

365Daily – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed that it recorded 558 new COVID-19 infections in 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

In data released for Thursday, July 29, 2021, the agency said in an update on Friday, July 30, that two new deaths occurred from COVID-19-related complications.

A breakdown of the figures showed  Lagos State led the daily infection chart with 376, followed by Oyo with 33, Akwa Ibom-26, the FCT-22, Imo-15, while Bayelsa and Ekiti reported 13 each.

Kano followed with 12 cases while Ogun recorded 11, Plateau-11, Delta-nine, Jigawa-six, Rivers-four, Zamfara-four, Edo-two, and Ebonyi-one.

It further stated: ”Today’s report includes zero cases from Kaduna, Nasarawa, Ondo, and Osun.

”The NCDC regrettably recorded two COVID-19-related deaths on Thursday keeping the death toll at 2, 141.” 

The agency also disclosed that 44 people recovered and were discharged from various isolation centres in the country on Thursday, bringing the total recoveries to 164,930  nationwide.

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