90 Nigerians Die In 8 Days As Second Wave Of COVID-19 Takes Toll

The second wave of COVID-19 in Nigeria has seen an increased number of infected persons dying from the virus. 

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced that additional 7 people had died from the virus on Saturday. 

Checks by THE WHISTLER also showed that 90 persons died from COVID-19 in the last one week (January 8 – January 16).

Meanwhile, the figures released on Saturday night by the NCDC showed that 1,598 new cases of the virus were recorded in 24 states, taking the total infections to 108,943.

According to the agency, 832 infected persons got discharged on Saturday, and a total of 85,367 have recovered so far.

The NCDC enjoined Nigerians to ensure self-responsibility in achieving a holistic goal which is to pre-empt the spread of the virus.

A break down of the new COVID-19 cases by states are as follows:

Lagos-461

FCT-206

Plateau-197

Rivers-168

Kaduna-116

Anambra-53

Ogun-49

Ebonyi-47

Edo-42

Sokoto-32

Imo-31

Katsina-31

Oyo-30

Akwa Ibom-27

Delta-16

Kano-16

Abia-15

Niger-15

Ondo-11

Bayelsa-10

Borno-9

Kebbi-8

Ekiti-7

Jigawa-1 

Total confirmed: 108,943

Total discharged: 85,367

Total deaths: 1430