The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported that the country recorded five new COVID-19 infections between February 25 and March 31.
All Nigeria Latest News reports that the agency said four of the cases were recorded in Rivers, while one was recorded in Lagos.
As per the latest situation report from the NCDC released on Saturday, a total of 266,665 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed to date. Among these, 259,951 patients have recovered, and 3,155 deaths have been recorded across 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The five new cases are reported from two states – Rivers (4) and Lagos (1), four states with zero cases reported are Abia, Kaduna, Kano, and Nasarawa,” the agency said.
“A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 2, continues to coordinate the national response activities.”
On Friday, the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NPHCDA) disclosed that 71,183,637 of the total eligible persons targeted have received full vaccination, while 11,871,959 have been partially vaccinated.