The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC says 106 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the country from 15th to 21st October 2022.
The commission in a statement on its official Twitter handle said the 106 new cases were reported from 12 States- Lagos (32), FCT (22), Rivers (14), Cross River (12), Nasarawa (8), Kaduna (5), Taraba (3), Delta (3), Kano (2), Bauchi (2), Edo (2), Bayelsa (1).
It stated that to date, 266,043 cases have been confirmed, 259,388 cases have been discharged and 3,155 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The commission said a multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 2, continues to coordinate the national response activities.
Lagos has so far recorded the highest number of confirmed cases in the country with 104,118 followed by FCT – 29,492, Rivers – 18,093, Kaduna – 11,603 and Oyo – 10,334.
