As the country continues to intensify vaccination efforts, Nigeria on Monday recorded 44 new cases of COVID-19 in four states and the federal capital territory (FCT).
This again testifies to the decline in the country’s daily infections.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the new figure in its update for April 12 via its official Twitter handle.
According to the agency, Enugu topped the list with 22 fresh infections.
Other states that recorded new infections include Lagos (15), FCT (4), Osun (2) and Kaduna (1).
But 70 persons were discharged after recovering from the infection.
The recoveries include “40 community recoveries in Enugu State and 4 community recoveries in FCT managed in line with guidelines”.
One person was also reported to have died of the infection on Monday.
This brings the total number of fatalities in the country to 2,061.
Since the start of the pandemic, 163,837 cases have been confirmed and 154,177 cases have been discharged in 36 states and the FCT. 7,599 are currently active cases.