COVID-19 cases surpassed the 120,000 mark in Nigeria on Saturday after the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC reported 1,633 new infections.
According to the NCDC, the total confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria now stand at 120,602, with 95,901 recoveries recorded so far.
Five deaths were reported on Saturday, taking the overall national death rate to 1,502.
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However, COVID-19 cases fell sharply in Nigeria on Saturday, with 1,633 new infections reported.
This represents a sharp drop from the all-time high of 2,213 cases posted on Friday.
Lagos and Plateau States posted the highest cases, but infections drop in Lagos and rose in Plateau.
Lagos reported 498 fresh cases, representing a drop from the 831 cases posted the previous day while Plateau recorded 214 cases, rise from the 127 cases raked in on Friday.
The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja ramp up 179 new cases, a drop from the 235 cases posted the previous day.
Others are: Rivers-99, Kaduna-98, Edo-87, Anambra-86, Akwa Ibom-50, Osun-47, Kano-40, Oyo-40, Kwara-39, Ebonyi-28, Niger-28, Taraba-28, Ogun-27, Ondo-21, Ekiti-12, Katsina-7, Borno-6 and Delta-2.
New cases were reported in 20 states and the FCT on Saturday.
See figures below
Lagos-498
Plateau-214
FCT-176
Rivers-99
Kaduna-98
Edo-87
Anambra-86
Akwa Ibom-50
Osun-47
Kano-40
Oyo-40
Kwara-39
Ebonyi-28
Niger-28
Taraba-28
Ogun-27
Ondo-21
Ekiti-12
Katsina-7
Borno-6
Delta-2
120,602 confirmed
95,901 discharged
1,502 deaths
AFRICA TODAY NEWS, NEW YORK