The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC), has recorded 154 new COVID-19 cases. The News Agency Of Nigeria(NAN), reports that the new infections indicate a decline from the 161 cases recorded a day earlier. The NCDC said Lagos State, the epicentre of the deadly virus recorded 119 cases, followed by Akwa Ibom-11, Rivers-six, Ekiti-four,Ogun-four, the FCT and Gombe reported two each while, Kwara state registered one. The centre noted that 147 people who recovered from the infections have been discharged from isolation centres across the country. The agency said that a multi-sectoral national Emergency Operations Centre, activated at Level II, continues to coordinate the national response activities.

Source: The Guardian July 14, 2021 07:52 UTC