The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 22 additional lab-confirmed cases of dreaded COVID-19 in five states and the Federal Capital.
The infection according to update post on its verified website was recorded on February 19.
The NCDC Sunday confirmed that the number of coronavirus infections in the country had moved up to 254,243 with the latest reported cases.
The country’s COVID-19 cases continue to decline rapidly as the nation emerges from the surge caused by the Omicron variant of the pandemic.
NCDC reported that 38 COVID-19 patients had recovered as at February 19 and had been discharged from various isolation centres across the country.
It disclosed that this includes 25 community discharged cases, reported in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The NCDC noted that the country’s recoveries also increase to 230,587 representing recovery rate of 90.7 percent.
On coronavirus-related fatalities, NCDC noted that the country’s death toll remained at 3,142 as no patient was confirmed to have died of the virus complications as at February 19.
The health agency added that 13 of the new infections were recorded in Lagos State, four in Osun and two in Kaduna State, while Ekiti, the FCT and Oyo State reported one case each.
The NCDC said that its latest report included 10 states with zero cases, comprising Abia, Bauchi, Gombe, Kano, Nasarawa, Ogun, Ondo, Plateau, Rivers and Sokoto States.
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