COVID-19: Nigeria Records More Deaths With 1,303 New Infections
According to NCDC, 124299 cases have been confirmed, 99276 cases have been discharged and 1522 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Joy Kalu 
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has reported 1,303 new coronavirus infections in the country.
The health agency disclosed this via its verified Twitter account on Tuesday night.
The centre also confirmed the nation recorded 15 deaths, bringing the current fatality toll to 1,522.
It added that the new infections were recorded from 25 States and the Federal Capital Territory, in the last 24 hours.
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It disclosed that Lagos recorded the highest toll with 478 cases, followed by FCT, 211.
NCDC tweeted: ''On the 26th of January 2021, 1303 new confirmed cases and 15 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
''Till date, 124299 cases have been confirmed, 99276 cases have been discharged and 1522 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The 1303 new cases are reported from 26 states- Lagos (478), FCT (211), Nasarawa (83), Rivers (72), Kwara (42), Edo 36), Ondo (34), Benue (32), Kaduna (32), Katsina (26), Plateau (26), Kano (25), Taraba (25), Osun (22), Delta (21), Oyo (21), Niger (19), Sokoto (18), Ebonyi (17), Ekiti (14), Gombe (13), Ogun (12), Bauchi (11), Zamfara ( 8 ), Borno (4) and Jigawa (1).
1,303 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 26, 2021
Lagos-478
FCT-211
Nasarawa-83
Rivers-72
Kwara-42
Edo-36
Ondo-34
Benue-32
Kaduna-32
Katsina-26
Plateau-26
Kano-25
Taraba-25
Osun-22
Delta-21
Oyo-21
Niger-19
Sokoto-18
Ebonyi-17
Ekiti-14
Gombe-13
Ogun-12
Bauchi-11
Zamfara-8
Borno-4
Jigawa-1 pic.twitter.com/hWDRkXJbCD
A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.
