42 New Cases of Covid-19 Confirmed, Locations Listed

42 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in the country, and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the figure.

The cases were recorded in Lagos, Edo, Kano, Nasarawa, Kaduna, Plateau states, and the Federal Capital Territory.

With the new cases, the nation’s confirmed COVID-19 infections since the outbreak of the pandemic now stands at 266,492, according to the NCDC.

Punch reports that the cases were recorded from December 31, 2022, to January 13, 2023.

The agency said that “From December 31, 2022, to January 6, 2023, 13 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria.

“The 13 new cases are reported from two states – Lagos (12) and Edo (one).”

The NCDC also said from January 7 to January 13, 2023, 29 new confirmed cases were recorded in the country.

“The 29 new cases are reported from six States- Lagos (15), FCT (5), Kano (four), Nasarawa (three), Kaduna (one), and Plateau (one)

“A multi-sectoral national Emergency Operations Centre activated at Level 2, continues to coordinate the national response activities.”

So far, Nigeria has recorded 266,492 COVID-19 confirmed cases, 3,155 deaths, and 259,858 cases have been discharged across 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

As of January 10, 2023, no fewer than 64,094,511 of the total eligible population targeted for COVID-19 vaccination have been fully vaccinated. This proportion represents 55.5 per cent of the target population.

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