The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported 1,398 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country.
1398 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-542
FCT-131
Oyo-120
Rivers-113
Plateau-111
Kaduna-71
Kwara-71
Akwa Ibom-34
Sokoto-31
Benue-28
Ogun-27
Kano-26
Kebbi-17
Osun-12
Nasarawa-11
Delta-10
Gombe-10
Bayelsa-9
Borno-9
Edo-8
Ekiti-3
Jigawa-2
Katsina-2 pic.twitter.com/LRzLZswj21— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 13, 2021
The centre also confirmed nine new deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the nation’s death toll to 1,382.
It added that the new infections were recorded from 22 States and the Federal Capital Territory, in the last 24 hours.
It disclosed that Lagos recorded the highest toll with 542 cases followed by FCT 131.