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COVID-19: NCDC reports 137 new infections, total now 63,173

 

A total of 137 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic were reported in Nigeria on Tuesday, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Tuesday.
The public health agency said the new infections bring the country’s total number of coronavirus (COVID -19)  to 63,173.
The health agency said that there were  306 COVID-19 patients who have been successfully treated and discharged from isolation centers across the country in the last 24 hours.
The health agency said the total confirmed cases so far in the country now stand at 63,173 of which 59,634 have been discharged.
It, however, noted that the infection has claimed 1,151 lives across the country.
The NCDC said that a multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.
Meanwhile, the NCDC has said that a sudden loss of taste and smell with fever, headache or runny nose may be COVID-19.
“Please do not ignore these symptoms. Call your state hotline immediately to arrange for a test. State hotlines: covid19.ncdc.gov.ng/contact/,” it said.
BREAKDOWN
137 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria: Lagos-60
Abia-21
FCT-18
Rivers-13
Kaduna-5
Oyo-4
Edo-3
Delta-2
Imo-2
Kano-2
Ogun-2
Bauchi-1
Gombe-1
Nasarawa-1
Niger-1
Osun-1
* 63,173 confirmed
59,634 discharged
1,151 deaths

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