The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 51 new cases of COVID-19 infections and zero death on Saturday.
The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Saturday.
According to the health agency, Saturday became the 12th day the nation recorded no death from the virus that has caused and over 2,000 deaths in Nigeria and 3 million deaths globally since the pandemic.
Saturday’s new cases were recorded in five states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Yobe took the lead with 19 cases, Lagos 17, Rivers 8, FCT 4, Akwa-Ibom 2 and Bayelsa 1.
Meanwhile, additional 44 people recovered from the virus and were discharged from isolation centers across the country.
NCDC said till date, 164,684 cases had been confirmed, 154,687 discharged and 2,061 deaths recorded in 36 states and the FCT.
It stated that the country’s active cases were about 9000, as at April 24.
The Nigeria’s public health agency said it had conducted 1,870,915 COVID-19 tests since the beginning of COVID-19 on Feb. 27, 2020.
The NCDC noted that a multi-sectoral National Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, had continued to coordinate the national response activities in the country.
It advised Nigerians to disinfect surfaces at homes, shops, churches, mosques and offices regularly to prevent the spread of the virus in their communities.
