Lagos leads as NCDC records 144 new COVID-19 cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 144 additional COVID-19 cases from August 14 to 15, with Lagos State topping the chart.

The NCDC, in a report on its website on Tuesday, stated that out of the 144 new infections, Lagos State reported 101 cases, while Abia confirmed 13 additional cases.

The agency also gave the figure of new cases for Akwa-Ibom as 10, while the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) reported nine, Kano State recorded three, while other states contributed the remaining figure.

Kaduna State logged three COVID-19 cases, Bauchi reported one, Ekiti and Plateau states confirmed one case respectively.

The NCDC added that six states; Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Rivers, and Sokoto recorded zero cases.

The agency said the latest cases have increased the country’s infection toll to 262,664, while the fatality toll stood at 3,147.

The NCDC, in its breakdown of the latest infections, noted the surge in Lagos with a huge gap between it and other states.

Of the 262,664 total cases recorded since the outbreak of the pandemic in February 2020, Lagos state confirmed 102,849 infections followed by the FCT and Rivers with 29,070 and 17,656, respectively.

3,917 people were currently down with the virus, while 256,334 people have been treated and discharged nationwide since the outbreak of the virus more than two years ago.

The Star

Segun Ojo