COVID-19 infections surge in Lagos as Nigeria records 1,584 new cases
Cases of infections swelled in Lagos as Nigeria’s COVID-19 new numbers reached 1,584 on Friday.
About 6,871 people live in every square kilometre of the densely-populated Lagos State with a 1,171.28 square kilometres land mass, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said on Saturday that out of the 1,584 new infections recorded on Friday, Lagos State, the nation’s epicenter, recorded 906 cases.
This shows an increase of 307 infections when compared with the 599 cases the state recorded on Thursday.
The FCT and Rivers recorded 258 and 217 new infections, respectively on Friday while Edo and Oyo states recorded 85 cases and 50 cases respectively.
Ogun State recorded 16 cases; Ondo (14), Bayelsa (12), Osun (10), Bauchi (9) and Kano (7).
NCDC stated also that Friday’s 1,584 infections brought Nigeria’s tally to 222,655, with 211,373 persons treated and discharged.
Friday’s figure indicated an increase of 533 over Thursday’s 1,051 cases.
NCDC stated that it also recorded a COVID-19 death on Friday raising Nigeria’s mortality figure to the infection to 2,984.
It added that Nigeria had conducted 3,686,403 tests since the virus was announced on Feb. 27, 2020.
(NAN)
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