Nigeria records 1,430 new coronavirus cases, 3 deaths

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 1,430 cases of the novel coronavirus in the country.

An update on its official website dated Monday, January 25, 2021, said three people had died as a result of the virus.

It said till date, 122,996 cases have been confirmed, while 98,359 cases have been discharged and 1,507 deaths recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), according to Today.ng.

The 1,430 new cases are reported from 19 states — Lagos (744), Plateau (100), Oyo (77), FCT (75), Nasarawa (74), Katsina (48), Edo (42), Kano (41), Enugu (37), Rivers (34), Ogun (33), Kwara (32), Niger (28), Ebonyi (27), Kaduna (26), Borno (12), Yobe (10), Ekiti (5), and Gombe (1).