NCDC records 13 new COVID-19 cases in Lagos, Edo as 3,155 die

• Published date: 08 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Nigeria has recorded 13 new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Lagos and Edo states, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC).

The weekly epidemiological data from the agency said Lagos reported 12 new cases, while Edo State reported one between December 31 and January 6, 2023.

This has increased the total number of confirmed cases across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to 266,463, with 3,155 deaths.

However, 259,850 cases have been discharged.

On January 4, 2023, the NCDC said the sub-lineage (BQ.1/BQ.1.1) of the Omicron variant detected in December 2021 is dominant in Nigeria.

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