Lagos State is reportedly ahead of other states of the federation in the latest COVID-19 cases data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The agency reported 144 additional infections from August 14 to 15.
From the figures posted on its official website yesterday, the NCDC said out of the 144 new infections, Lagos State reported 101 cases, while Abia confirmed 13 additional cases.
The agency also gave the figure of new cases for Akwa Ibom as 10, while the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) reported nine, Kano State recorded three, while other states contributed the remaining figure.
Kaduna State logged three cases, Bauchi reported one, and Ekiti and Plateau states confirmed one case each.
The NCDC added that six states – Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Rivers, and Sokoto – recorded zero cases.
The agency pointed out that the latest cases had increased the country’s infection toll to 262,664, while the fatality toll stood at 3,147.
