Nigeria has recorded 27 new deaths from the coronavirus, even as the country recorded 1,114 fresh infections on Friday.
This was disclosed in the report published by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in the early hours of Saturday.
The new cases were recorded in 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory, with Lagos still leading with 408 new infections.
FCT had 95 cases, Plateau-90 Ondo-66 Kaduna-63 Oyo-56 Borno-46 Imo-42 Edo-41 Ogun-37 Rivers-31 Ekiti-25 Yobe-20 Kano-18 Akwa Ibom-18 Delta-15 Osun-15 Kwara-11 Bayelsa-6 Nasarawa-6 Zamfara-4 and Bauchi-1.
102,780 are also said to have recovered, while the death toll now stands at 1,577.
1114 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-408
FCT-95
Plateau-90
Ondo-66
Kaduna-63
Oyo-56
Borno-46
Imo-42
Edo-41
Ogun-37
Rivers-31
Ekiti-25
Yobe-20
Kano-18
Akwa Ibom-18
Delta-15
Osun-15
Kwara-11
Bayelsa-6
Nasarawa-6
Zamfara-4
Bauchi-1 pic.twitter.com/3kncDCI9pc— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 29, 2021
According to NCDC’s data, Friday‘a report include: a backlog of 26 discharged cases in Akwa Ibom State, data from Ondo State reported over the last two days, 713 community recoveries in Lagos State, 124 in Plateau State and 118 in Kaduna state.
Today’s report include:
✅A backlog of 26 discharged cases in Akwa Ibom State
✅Data from Ondo State reported over the last two days
✅713 community recoveries in Lagos State, 124 in Plateau State & 118 in Kaduna stateA breakdown of cases by state via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/4oRgXawh6M
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 29, 2021
As the virus surges on and calls for more testing intensify, the country is also looking to secure vaccines as soon as possible.
As at Thursday, the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, said Nigeria had secured an additional 41 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines.
However, the delivery date for the vaccines remains unknown as manufacturers struggle to meet global demand in time.
The 41 million doses were secured as part of efforts by an African Union task team to help countries on the continent gain equitable access to vaccines.
Also, Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres on Thursday said conscious efforts have to be made to ensure that vaccines get to everyone.
Shortly after receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in New York City, Guterres said the world must come together if progress is to be made.
Globally, at least 2,191,865 people have died from the virus since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to an AFP tally from official sources. More than 101,436,360 cases have been registered.
US remains the country that has suffered the highest toll with 433,206 deaths, followed by Brazil with 221,547 and Mexico with 155,145.
The number of deaths globally is, however, said to be underestimated as the toll is calculated from daily figures published by national health authorities and does not include later revisions by statistics agencies.
