Latest figures from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) revealed that 917 new cases of COVID-19 infections were recorded in the country on Sunday.
As obtained from NCDC’s twitter handle, the total number of infected people in the country is now 80,080.
Meanwhile, 41 new cases were recorded in Oyo State.
“On the 3rd of January 2021, 917 new confirmed cases and 9 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“Till date, 90080 cases have been confirmed, 75044 cases have been discharged and 1311 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 917 new cases are reported from 17 states- FCT (222), Lagos (214), Kaduna (119), Plateau (92), Nasarawa (50), Oyo (41), Adamawa (33), Ondo (32), Abia (28), Ogun (19), Rivers (17), Kano (16), Yobe (14), Edo (8), Anambra (6), Ekiti (5) and Jigawa (1).
“Our discharges today includes 59 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.,” the NCDC said.