Lagos posts new coronavirus record, as another 11 deaths reported

Lagos State enters 2021 with rising COVID-19 cases, posting 570 new infections on Thursday, setting a new national record in daily infections.

According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, Nigeria posted 1,031 fresh cases of the virus, with Lagos raking in 570 new infections.

Lagos shattered its former record set on 18 December, 2020, when it reported 459 cases.

Nigeria’s 1,031 new cases is higher than the figures recorded on Wednesday, which stood at 1,016 cases.

Eleven deaths were recorded on Thursday, the same figures reported the previous day.

With this, 1,289 Nigerians have died from the virus so far, from 87,510 confirmed infections, in which 73,713 people survived.

In Thursday’s infections, the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja reported 117 new cases to come second, while Kaduna posted 109 new cases to come third.

New infections were reported in 15 States in the country and Abuja.

See figures below

Lagos-570
FCT-117
Kaduna-109
Nasarawa-34
Bauchi-31
Kano-28
Plateau-26
Sokoto-26
Ogun-25
Edo-18
Rivers-16
Abia-10
Imo-7
Taraba-6
Delta-4
Osun-4

87,510 confirmed
73,713 discharged
1,289 deaths