Coronavirus kills 15 people in one day in Lagos

Fifteen people died from the novel coronavirus in Lagos on Monday, February 1, 2021, as the state posted its highest death toll in a single day.

This is according to figures from the Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC). The healthy agency said that 21 people died from the virus on the said day.

PMNews Nigeria reports that the deaths of the 15 people in the state take the total number of deaths in the state to 329.

The remaining six deaths were accounted for in three States and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja.

Rivers and Kano States reported two deaths each. This takes total COVID-19 deaths in Rivers and Kano to 81 each.

Also, Edo and the FCT accounted for one deaths each. This takes the total deaths in Edo to 140 and FCT, 127.

Total confirmed COVID-19 deaths in Nigeria so far is put at 1,607.

However, the nation reported fewer cases again on Monday, posting 676 new cases, a drop from the 685 cases recorded the previous day.

This takes the total confirmed Coronavirus cases in Nigeria to 131,918, with 106,275 recoveries reported so far.

In today’s new cases, Lagos topped with 227 infections, a drop from the 355 cases raked in on Sunday, with Rivers, 73 cases, Niger, 69 cases, Plateau, 56 cases and the FCT, 50 cases.

Others are: Kano (44), Oyo (43), Ogun (27), Gombe (18), Ondo (15), Enugu (10), Osun (10), Cross River (8), Edo (8), Nasarawa (7), Bauchi (4), Kaduna (3), Ekiti (2), and Zamfara (2).

New cases were posted in 18 States and the FCT.

See figures below:

Lagos-227
Rivers-73
Niger-69
Plateau-56
FCT-50
Kano-44
Oyo-43
Ogun-27
Gombe-18
Ondo-15
Enugu-10
Osun-10
Cross River-8
Edo-8
Nasarawa-7
Bauchi-4
Kaduna-3
Ekiti-2
Zamfara-2

131,918 confirmed
106,275 discharged
1,607 deaths