The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday September 27, 2021 announced two hundred and ninety-six (296) confirmed new cases of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19 in the country.
The virus also killed twelve (12) people on Monday.
New cases of the pandemic have continued to rise for seven consecutive weeks across Africa including Nigeria, signaling the third wave as the country confirmed the deadly Delta variants.
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday July 11 in a statement announced a possible third wave of the pandemic in Nigeria.
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“Today’s report includes:
10 cases reported for Delta state for September 27th (2) and 26th (
7 deaths reported for Delta state for August 18th (1), 29th (1), 30th (1), September 6th (1), 10th (1), and 13th (1)
29 cases reported for Edo state for September 27th (12) and 26th (17)
3 deaths were reported in Edo state for September 27th (2) and 26th (1),” NCDC said.
As of Monday September 27, there are 9,120 active cases in Nigeria.
296 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Confirmed Cases:
204,752
Discharged:
192,943
Deaths:
2,689
Breakdown of cases by state;
Rivers-63
Lagos-49
FCT-47
Osun-37
Edo-29
Plateau-18
Gombe-14
Nasarawa-12
Delta-10
Benue-5
Kano-5
Bayelsa-3
Oyo-2
Bauchi-1
Ekiti-1
A breakdown of cases by state via NCDC portal
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