Plateau State has recorded 103 new cases of the deadly COVID-19 disease according to the latest update provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday.
The update revealed that Plateau topped the chart of 443 infections nationwide followed closely by Lagos State with 70 new cases and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, at 60.
Others are Ondo-35, Edo-27, Rivers-27, Kaduna-20, Osun-19, Borno-18, Oyo-18, Kwara-11, Adamawa-9, Nasarawa-7, Gombe-6, Bayelsa-4, Imo-4, Bauchi-2, Ogun-2 and Kano-1.
It added that six persons died from complications resulting from the virus on Friday.
Consequently, the number of COVID-19 fatalities increased from 930 to 936.
Also, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 45,687.
Meanwhile, 32,637 patients have been discharged from various isolation facilities across the country as at Friday night.
“Till date a total of 45,687 confirmed cases of COVID-19; 32,637 discharged and 936 deaths have been recorded in Nigeria,” the NCDC noted.
Plateau’s latest figure comes after the state government placed a ban on Eid-el-Kabir prayers as recorded cases reached 982.
Governor Simon Lalong who also doubles as the Chairman of the State COVID-19 Task Force, made the announcement in Jos on Tuesday while briefing newsmen on the state’s response to the pandemic.
