Nigeria: Covid-19 Cases Hit 100,000, PTF Reveals |The Source

By Akinwale Kasali

The Covid-19 Pandemic cases in Nigeria, has continued to skyrocket.

The Presidential Task Force, PTF, on Covid-19  led by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, revealed that Nigeria’s total confirmed cases surpassed the 100,000 mark on Sunday, with the discovery of 1,024 new cases.

According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, confirmed cases of the virus in the country stand at 100,087.

It was reported that eight new deaths were reported on Sunday, taking the total deaths so far from COVID-19 to 1,358.

Benue State posted four deaths to take its toll to 15. The FCT had two deaths and now has 109 death toll.

The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom has also gone into isolation for the second time within a space of five months, as he revealed that symptoms of Covid-19 is surfacing and he needed  to take Precautionary Measures and go into isolation.

Edo and Adamawa recorded one death each. Edo State which has the highest fatalities after Lagos’ 256, now has 120 deaths, while Adamawa State has 26.

Lagos topped Sunday’s infections with 653 cases, more than half of the national total.

So far, 80,030 survivors have been discharged since the pandemic broke out in February 2020.

New cases were confirmed in 16 States and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

See figures below:

Lagos-653

Plateau-63

Benue-48

Zamfara-45

FCT-42

Rivers-27

Ondo-26

Adamawa-26

Kaduna-22

Edo-18

Ogun-16

Imo-12

Kano-9

Yobe-6

Ekiti-5

Jigawa-4

Osun-2

100,087 confirmed

80,030 discharged

1,358 deaths