Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Saturday, reported 1,143 new COVID-19 across the country.
The agency announced the new figure in its update for February 13, 2021, adding that 1,040 of the discharged patients are “community recoveries in Lagos state managed in line with guidelines”.
The new figure represents a significant increase in the country’s daily recovery count — 854 patients were discharged on Friday.
However, 13 persons were said to have died of COVID-19 complications on Saturday, making it exactly 100 deaths recorded within the last seven days — the current fatality toll now stands at 1,747.
Lagos with 319, FCT with 157, and Kwara with 90, topped the list of states with new positive samples.
The agency also confirmed new infections in Oyo (74), Enugu (72), Nasarawa (69), Imo (58), Osun (51), Gombe (49), Kaduna (31), Edo (23), Katsina (23), Kebbi (23), Ogun (22), Kano (19), Rivers (19), Ebonyi (18), Plateau (14), Delta (7), and Ekiti (5).
1,143 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-319
FCT-157
Kwara-90
Oyo-74
Enugu-72
Nasarawa-69
Imo-58
Osun-51
Gombe-49
Kaduna-31
Edo-23
Katsina-23
Kebbi-23
Ogun-22
Kano-19
Rivers-19
Ebonyi-18
Plateau-14
Delta-7
Ekiti-5145,664 confirmed
120,399 discharged
1,747 deaths pic.twitter.com/7XymI57Psn— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 13, 2021
According to NCDC, a total of 145,664 persons have tested positive for coronavirus in Nigeria, of which 23,518 are currently active cases.
Our discharges today includes 1,040 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/nNBStRDEWW
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 13, 2021
Of the over 144,000 new cases, a total of 120,399 patients have recovered across the country.
Since the pandemic broke out in February last year, the country has carried out over 1.3 million tests.
Nigeria has yet to receive its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines with the country expecting its first 16 million doses this month.
