Nigeria reports 99 COVID infections in 10 states

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 99 fresh cases of COVID-19 have been reported across the country.

According to the agency’s update for Tuesday, the new cases were recorded in nine states and federal capital territory (FCT).

Bauchi and Plateau states recorded the highest single-day cases with 24 infections each, followed by the FCT with 22 cases and Lagos nine cases.

Other states are Taraba (8), Kaduna (4), Edo (3), Kano (3), Bayelsa (1) and Rivers (1).

One person died of COVID-19 complications, raising the total death toll to 2,899.

The agency said 186 people were discharged after recovering from the infection.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, Nigeria has recorded 212,150 COVID-19 cases and 203,524 recoveries.

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Meanwhile, a team from the Federal Ministry of Education has visited Katsina to assess the level of compliance with COVID-19 protocol in schools across the state.

A statement issued on Tuesday quoted the Commissioner for Education in Katsina, Badamasi Lawal, as commending the move by the ministry targeted at ensuring the safety of the students.

The commissioner said the state government would do everything within its powers to protect schoolchildren from the infection.