The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has so far tested 1,241,230 people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was recorded on Feb. 27, 2020.xThe NCDC said total confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria now stood at 120,602, with 95,901 recoveries recorded so far. The agency added that the additional 1,633 new COVID-19 infections were in 20 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It stated that while Lagos and Plateau states posted the highest number of cases, the former recorded a drop in number of infections whereas it rose in Plateau. Lagos reported 498 cases, compared with the 831 cases it posted on Friday, while Plateau recorded 214 cases, compared with the 127 cases raked in on Friday. The NCDC said that a multi-sectoral national Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, was coordinating response activities nationwide.

Source: The Guardian January 24, 2021 04:41 UTC