By ABUJAH RACHEAL

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday reported 1,598 new cases of COVID-19 with seven deaths.

The NCDC, on its official Twitter handle, said the total infections in the country is now 108,943 with 22,156 active cases and 1,420 fatalities.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has so far tested 1,147, 523 people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 on Feb. 27, 2020.

The Nigeria’s public health institute said that the new infections were reported from 23 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

It stated that Lagos state topped the list with 461 infections, FCT 206, Plateau 197, Rivers 167, Kaduna 116, Anambra 53, Ogun 49, Ebonyi 47, Edo 42, Sokoto 32 and Imo 31 cases.

Others are Katsina 31, Oyo 30, Akwa Ibom 27, Delta 16, Kano 16, Abia 15, Niger 15, Ondo 11, Bayelsa 10, Borno 9, Kebbi 8, Ekiti 7 and Jigawa 1.

The agency further disclosed that 832 patients recovered and had been discharged from various isolation centres across the country.

It added that this indicated 85,367 recoveries from the total 108,943 infections.

According to it, discharges for Saturday includes 430 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.

NAN recalls that there is a drop in infections compared with Friday’s 1,867 cases, which is the highest so far in a single day.

Lagos state also recorded substantial drop in cases with 461 new infections far lesser than 713 cases reported on Friday.

The FCT’s 206 new cases represent a slight increase compared to the 199 cases on Friday.

Plateau State recorded a drop in infections with 197 cases against its Friday’s 273. (NAN)