Coronavirus: NCDC Confirms 685 New COVID-19 Cases In Nigeria

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday evening, 31st January 2021, confirmed 685 new cases of Coronavirus disease infection in Nigeria.

The new cases of COVID-19 infection were confirmed via a statement on the official Twitter handle of the health agency.

This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to 131,242 which includes 104,989 discharged cases and 1,586 deaths.

Below is the breakdown of the latest cases according to states with Lagos State having the highest number of cases followed by Kaduna State.

Lagos-355
Kaduna-58
Nasarawa-46
Kano-40
Akwa Ibom-33
Katsina-26
Ogun-25
Osun-21
Rivers-16
Edo-15
Oyo-13
Ondo-12
Borno-11
Ekiti-9
Kebbi-3
Plateau-2

685 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-355
Kaduna-58
Nasarawa-46
Kano-40
Akwa Ibom-33
Katsina-26
Ogun-25
Osun-21
Rivers-16
Edo-15
Oyo-13
Ondo-12
Borno-11
Ekiti-9
Kebbi-3
Plateau-2

131,242 confirmed
104,989 discharged
1,586 deaths pic.twitter.com/a6CiCJKOQ9

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 31, 2021

Meanwhile, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are not interested in the well being of Nigerians.

The PDP spoke against the background that President Buhari was seen in public disregarding COVID-19 protocols on social distancing and the use of facemasks during his visit to Daura in Katsina State on Saturday.

It will be recalled that Buhari was in Daura to re-validate his APC membership status.

However, citing pictures from the event, the PDP on Sunday accused the President of violating his own executive order on COVID-19 which stipulates a 6-month jail term for defaulters.

The PDP in a series of tweets from its Twitter account said the President and his party’s violation of the protocols is a pointer to the fact that the current administration can’t be followed or trusted to lead the country right.