Nigeria has recorded an additional 1444 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 Sunday, 17 January 2021.
According to the centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 110,387 confirmed. The centre also stated that 89,317 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.
Meanwhile, 1,435 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. This means that the active number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigeria as of Sunday night, 17 January is 19,635
Taking to it’s Twitter page, NCDC tweets: “1444 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
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