Nigeria records 93 COVID related deaths

Nigeria has recorded 93 deaths from covid-19 and 362 new cases.

This is according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its daily update

The new cases were reported in 15 states and the federal capital territory.

Lagos had the highest cases (200) followed by Oyo (33) and Kwara (30).

Others were Akwa Ibom (24), Ogun (17), Delta (15), Ekiti (15), Plateau (7), Rivers (7), FCT (5), Anambra (3), Edo (3), Bayelsa (1), Kaduna (1), and Kano (1).

Nigeria has now recorded a total of 2,454 deaths associated with the virus. The combined number of confirmed cases stands at 191,345, although 178,283 cases have been discharged.

The federal government has asked people to go to the various vaccination centres to take the first jab of the Moderna vaccine, as well as the second dose of the Astrazeneca vaccine for protection against the virus.