The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday September 04, 2021 announced nine hundred and sixty-four (964) confirmed new cases of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19 in the country.
The virus also killed forty-nine (49) people on Saturday.
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:
Backlog of 456 cases reported for Lagos State from 3rd (237), and 4th (219) September, 2021
Backlog of 9 cases reported for Plateau State from 3rd (2), and 4th (7), September 2021
Backlog of 17 cases reported for Kaduna State for 3rd September, 2021
Backlog of 18 deaths reported for Lagos State for 30th August, 2021
Two States with zero cases reported: Osun, and Sokoto States” NCDC said.
As of Saturday September 04, there are 10,045 active cases in Nigeria.
964 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Confirmed Cases:
195,052
Discharged:
182,463
Deaths:
2,544
Breakdown of cases by state;
Lagos-456
Ondo-180
Edo-66
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
Bauchi-1
A breakdown of cases by state via NCDC portal
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