Nigeria records 301 fresh Covid infections in 16 states, Abuja

Akanji Philip January 17, 2022 in National Tagged 16 states, 301 Covid infections, Abuja, Nigeria - 1 Minute

Nigeria has recorded 301 new cases of COVID-19 in 16 states and the federal capital territory, Abuja.

The COVID-19 result was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its daily update for Sunday, January 16, 2022.

According to the agency, a breakdown of the cases is shown as follows: Lagos-175, Ondo-42, Osun-23, Rivers-21, Nasarawa-16, Oyo-8, Gombe-7, Kaduna-7, FCT-1 and Kano-1.

The agency said 287 people were discharged after they recovered from the infection.

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Eight persons died on Sunday, raising the fatality toll to 3,103.

According to the NCDC, the report include 175 additional cases reported from Lagos state for January 1 to January 15.

It also includes a backlog of eight deaths reported from Lagos.

With the new confirmed cases, Nigeria has now recorded a total of 250,929 infections and 224,052 recoveries.

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