Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday confirmed 11 additional deaths were documented as a backlog from Edo State, bringing the country’s victim toll to 2,960.
Data from the disease center also showed that other 51 new infections were confirmed across 15 states of the federation raising the total number of confirmed infections in Nigeria to 213,127.
The center also reported that the total number of discharged cases has increased to 205,491. The breakdown of the NCDC data shows that Katsina State reported 34 cases, while Lagos State recorded 11. Out of 11 cases recorded in Lagos five are a backlog for November 12, 2021.
Meanwhile, Kano State in the North-west recorded three cases; Cross-River State reported a backlog of two cases while Bauchi State in the Northeast reported a single case. The NCDC pointed out that Delta, Plateau, and Sokoto States reported no cases.
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