Nigeria has recorded 856 new cases of COVID-19 in 19 states and the federal capital territory, Abuja.
The COVID-19 result was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its daily update for Wednesday, January 5, 2022.
According to the agency, Lagos is the highest state with 337 new COVID cases, followed by Kaduna – 152. Other states are FCT – 87, Gombe – 47, Delta – 43, Kano – 31, Kwara – 27, Enugu – 26, Nasarawa – 19, Niger – 15, Oyo – 11, Rivers – 11, Benue – 9, Bauchi – 8, Ogun – 8, Borno – 7, Ekiti – 6, Edo – 5, Plateau – 4 and Bayelsa – 3.
The agency also reported 433 recoveries while five persons were said to have died from COVID complications.
The agency said the Wednesday report includes 337 cases reported in Lagos on January 4; 152 infections logged in Kaduna on January 4 (18) and 5 (11) with an additional 123 cases on December 24 (67) and 25 (56).
The NCDC also said it includes 26 cases reported in Enugu on January 4; 31 infections logged in Kano on January 4 (20) and 5 (11) January 2022; 15 cases in Niger on January 2; 9 infections in Benue on January 4; seven cases in Borno on January 4; 80 recoveries in Kaduna on January 4 (30) and 5 (50); 27 discharges in Enugu on January 4; eight recoveries in Kano on January 4 and three discharges in Lagos on January 4.
Nigeria now has a total of 217,247 recoveries and 3,058 fatalities across the country.