COVID-19: Nigeria logs 187,023 total infections – NCDC | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said Nigeria logged 187,023 total confirmed COVID-19 infections as of Aug. 22.

The NCDC made this known via its website on Monday morning, adding that the country reported 388 additional COVID-19 infections on Aug. 22.The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the new infections indicated a decrease from the 1,064 cases announced on Sunday.

The Public Health agency noted that eight COVID-19 related deaths were recorded, which increased the country’s fatality figure to 2,268.The NCDC stated that Lagos State reported the highest infections of the day with 166 new cases, followed by Akwa Ibom , Rivers and Oyo .The NCDC added that the country had successfully treated 168,455 COVID-19 cases following the discharge of 135 additional patients on Sunday.

The agency noted that the number of active coronavirus infections in the country had risen to 16,300, from 16, 055 reported on Saturday. It stated that over 2.6 million samples of the virus, out of the nation’s roughly 200 million population, were tested, with an average test positivity rate of six per cent.

The public health agency added that the multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre , activated at Level 2, continued to coordinate the national response activities.

 

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