{"id":98242,"date":"2022-08-17T10:16:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T09:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=98242"},"modified":"2022-08-17T10:16:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T09:16:45","slug":"lagos-leads-as-ncdc-records-144-new-covid-19-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/lagos-leads-as-ncdc-records-144-new-covid-19-cases\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagos Leads As NCDC Records 144 New COVID-19 Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 144 additional COVID-19 cases from August 14 to 15, with Lagos State topping the chart.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The NCDC, in a report on its website, stated that out of the 144 new infections, Lagos State reported 101 cases, while Abia confirmed 13 additional cases.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The agency also gave the figure of new cases for Akwa-Ibom as 10, while the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) reported nine, Kano State recorded three, while other states contributed the remaining figure.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Kaduna State logged three COVID-19 cases, Bauchi reported one, Ekiti and Plateau states confirmed one case respectively.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The NCDC added that six states; Ogun, Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Rivers, and Sokoto recorded zero cases.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The agency said the latest cases have increased the country\u2019s infection toll to 262,664, while the fatality toll stood at 3,147.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The NCDC, in its breakdown of the latest infections, noted the surge in Lagos with a huge gap between it and other states.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Of the 262,664 total cases recorded since the outbreak of the pandemic in February 2020, Lagos state confirmed 102,849 infections followed by the FCT and Rivers with 29,070 and 17,656, respectively.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>3,917 people were currently down with the virus, while 256,334 people have been treated and discharged nationwide since the outbreak of the virus more than two years ago.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 144 additional COVID-19 cases from August 14 to 15, with Lagos State topping the chart. 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