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COVID-19: Nigeria's death toll rises to 1435 as the virus spreads to 21 states

Monday, January 18, 2021 at 6:35 AM by Kess Ewubare

The coronavirus infection has continued to spread in Nigeria as the country confirmed 1444 new cases and a total of 1435 COVID-19 related deaths.

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made the confirmation on its Twitter handle on Sunday, January 17.

The total number of cases recorded in the country now stands at 110,387, while 89, 317 patients have been treated and discharged.

COVID-19: Nigeria's death toll rises to 1434 as disease spreads to 21 states — Many Nigerian states have recorded COVID-19 cases. Photo: NCDC
Source: Twitter

The agency disclosed that the new infections were spread across 21 states of the federation.

Data from NCDC showed that Lagos recorded the highest infections with 901 cases, followed by Plateau with136 and Kaduna which recorded 57.

The states with the new infections include:

Lagos-901

Plateau-136

Kaduna-57

FCT-54

Ebonyi-53

Akwa Ibom-52

Nasarawa-32

Osun-29

Ogun-28

Imo-16

Oyo-16

Edo-15

Kano-14

Rivers-10

Ekiti-7

Borno-6

Abia-5

Benue-4

Yobe-4

Kebbi-3

Anambra-2

Meanwhile, as Nigeria continues to battle the second wave of the dreaded coronavirus, federal authorities in the country are trying to reduce the possibility of mass infections.

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