Nigeria records 249 fresh COVID infections in 14 states, FCT

Nigeria has recorded 249 new cases of COVID-19 in 14 stated and the federal capital territory (FCT).

The COVID-19 result was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its daily update for Monday, January 17, 2022.

According to the agency, a breakdown of the infections is as follow; Lagos-59, Adamawa-46, Imo-37, FCT-30, Kwara-14, Rivers-13, Kaduna-10, Taraba-9, Cross River-8, Bauchi-7, Niger-5, Delta-4, Ogun-4, Nasarawa-2 and Kano-1.

The agency said 577 people recovered from the infection, but seven people died.

The NCDC said Monday’s report include 46 cases for Adamawa on January 13, nine infections for Taraba on January 12 and five cases for Niger on January 16.

The agency said it includes 36 recoveries and one fatality for Taraba on January 12 as well as 214 recoveries for the FCT on January 17, including 213 community recoveries.

It added that the report include 12 community recoveries for Imo on January 17 and five recoveries for Adamawa on January 13.

Nigeria has so far registered 251,178 infections, 224,629 recoveries, and 3,110 fatalities across the 36 states and the FCT.

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