Covid-19: Nigeria’s Cases Cross 54,000 As PTF Warns Against Complacency

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Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases have crossed 54,000 after 143 fresh infections were confirmed on Monday.

In its latest update about the pandemic in the country, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), said the new cases, reported in seventeen states and the Federal Capital Territory, take the number of confirmed infections to 54,008.

According to the data from the NCDC, Nigeria’s new pandemic hotbed, Plateau State, had the highest number of infected persons for the day – 35 – and Kaduna – 21.


Lagos State had 19 fresh cases of the virus,  FCT – 13,  Ebonyi – 9,  Adamawa – 7,  Enugu – 7, Katsina – 7,  Edo – 6 and  Kwara – 5.


Three new persons were infected in Osun State,  Anambra – 2, Kano – 2,  Niger – 2,  Ogun – 2,  Benue – 1, Borno – 1 and Sokoto – 1.

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