Lagos exceeds 100,000 sample tests

Agency Reporter

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday said Lagos State had tested 100,607 samples for COVID-19 infections since inception of the pandemic.

The NCDC announced the figures in its COVID-19 Situation Report for September 1.

It said of the 411, 077 COVID-19 sample tests conducted in the country, Lagos conducted the highest number of sample tests.

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On the chart list for the tests, Lagos was followed by Abuja with 49,022 tests. Kano, Plateau and Oyo states conducted 43,441; 24,469 and 19,807 tests.

The agency said that Lagos State recorded 19 new COVID-19 infections from the 239 confirmed infections reported in the last 24 hours from 15 states.

According to the centre, the new infections had increased the state’s confirmed COVID-19 cases to 18,157.

The agency noted that the state recorded no discharge and fatality on the reported date.