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Nigeria records lowest daily COVID-19 cases in nearly seven months

By Uchechi Ojo October 5, 2020371 views

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed on Sunday, October 4 2020, that Nigeria recorded its lowest daily coronavirus infections in almost seven months with 58 new cases reported.

The health agency also added that there was no casualty within the past 24 hours.

The new cases were reported from eight states, including Plateau – 18, Lagos – 15, Katsina – 10, Ogun – 5, Kaduna – 4, Edo – 3, Ekiti, FCT and Ondo with 1 case each.

According to the health authorities, the active cases across the nation stands at 7,464.

Till date, 59,345 cases of the virus and 1,113 casualties have been confirmed within the country.

However, 50,768 cases have been discharged.

On the positive side, the country has not reported a daily figure above 300 for nearly two months.

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