Coronavirus in Nigeria update: 1270 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed

Nigeria has recorded an additional 1270 coronavirus cases according to the latest data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The NCDC made the revelation during its nightly update on coronavirus in Nigeria via its Twitter handle on Tuesday, 12 January 2021.

According to the centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 102,601 confirmed. The centre also stated that 81,574 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 1,373 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. This means that the active number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigeria as of Tuesday night, 12 January is 18,699

Taking to it’s Twitter page, NCDC tweets: “1270 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-435
FCT-234
Oyo-103
Plateau-86
Rivers-71
Enugu-51
Nasarawa-41
Delta-39
Edo-39
Osun-33
Niger-31
Sokoto-23
Ondo-16
Taraba-13
Ebonyi-12
Kano-10
Abia-9
Bayelsa-8
Bauchi-7
Imo-5
Katsina-3
Gombe-1″

1270 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-435
FCT-234
Oyo-103
Plateau-86
Rivers-71
Enugu-51
Nasarawa-41
Delta-39
Edo-39
Osun-33
Niger-31
Sokoto-23
Ondo-16
Taraba-13
Ebonyi-12
Kano-10
Abia-9
Bayelsa-8
Bauchi-7
Imo-5
Katsina-3
Gombe-1 pic.twitter.com/dlAMaaHXFB

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 12, 2021

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/FIYT1huJ9T

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 12, 2021