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COVID-19: Nigeria records 27 new deaths, 1,114 fresh cases

By Uchechi Ojo January 30, 2021349 views

Nigeria recorded 27 new deaths from the coronavirus, even as the country recorded 1,114 fresh infections on Friday, January 29, 2021.

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.

The 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 and Akwa Ibom-18 cases each, Delta and Osun-15 cases each, Kwara-11, Bayelsa and Nasarawa-6 cases each, Zamfara-4 and Bauchi-1.

102,780 are also said to have recovered, while the death toll now stands at 1,577.

As the virus surges on and calls for more testing intensify, the country is also looking to secure vaccines as soon as possible.

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