Nigeria Records a Staggering 964 New COVID 19 Cases as 27 People Die

• The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 27 deaths resulting from COVID 19 complications on Saturday

• 964 new cases of the deadly infection were also confirmed across 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory

• The virus has become more prevalent despite the country starting vaccination across the country

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported a surge in COVID 19 cases and deaths in its latest report.

27 deaths were reported across 19 states of the country and the Federal Capital Territory according to the website of the agency, bringing the death toll to 2,544.

Data on the website also shows that 964 new recorded cases are more than double the 444 cases that were recorded in the previous day.

However, there are 10,067 active COVID 19 cases, which indicates recovery among many patients.

The latest NCDC data shows that Lagos leads with 456, while Ondo and Edo follow with 180 and 66 respectively.

Other states cases are Rivers (62), Niger (26), Akwa Ibom (25), Ekiti (22), Kwara (22), Oyo (22), Kaduna (17) Delta (14), Benue (12), Gombe (9), Plateau (9), FCT (8), Jigawa (5), Ogun (4), Bayelsa (2), Nasarawa (2) and Bauchi (1).

It is worth noting that no case was recorded in 2 states (Osun and Sokoto) where testing was carried out.

The high number of recorded cases is due to a backlog of unreported cases from Lagos, Plateau, Kaduna, Osun, and Sokoto.

Meanwhile, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency has reported progress in the second phase of the vaccination.

A report on Thursday shows that 640,454 Nigerians have received the first dose of the Moderna while 56,582 people have come forward to receive the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

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