Coronavirus:  8799 active in Nigeria, USA 159, 510 new cases 2416 deaths

USA:  159, 510

UK: 30, 360

Turkey: 28, 224

India: 27, 176

Iran: 19, 731

Russia: 18, 543

Admin l Wednesday, September 16, 2021

LAGOS – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed 299 new cases of Coronavirus pandemic, bringing all time cases to  200, 356. But out of the 200, 356 confirmed cases, 188, 917 patients have been treated and discharged, while 2, 640 others could not make it alive, leaving Nigeria with 8799 active cases, while 3 patients died in the last 24 hours.

NCDC: 299 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos – 94, FCT – 30,  Oyo – 27, Edo -17,  Taraba – 17,  Kwara -15,  Benue -14, Delta – 11,  Osun – 10,  Ekiti – 9,  Gombe – 4,  Plateau – 4,  Kano -2,  Ogun – 2: 200, 356 confirmed;  188, 917 discharged; 2, 640 deaths”, the NCDC has announced.

There are now 226, 258, 411  confirmed cases  worldwide, 4, 656,615 deaths, while 5, 774, 298, 885  doses of Coronavirus vaccines have been administered worldwide based on the latest statistics from the Centre for Systems Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Maryland.

According to the Centre, the United States of America remains the most afflicted country, reporting 41, 511, 254 all time cases,  666, 300 people have been killed by the pandemic(159, 510 new and 2416 deaths*), followed by India, which has documented 33,316, 755 confirmed cases of the pandemic, while 443,497  patients have kicked the bucket(27, 176 new and 284 deaths*), and Brazil which has reported 21, 019, 830  all time cases, while 587, 797  patients are no more.

The United Kingdom remains the 4^th country most hit, reporting 7, 346, 826 all time cases, while 134, 975 patients are no more(30, 360  new and 203 deaths*), followed by  Russia with  7, 091, 368  confirmed cases, while 191, 566 lives have been wasted by the pandemic(18, 543 new and 773 deaths*) and France with 7,007, 819   all time cases, while 116,468 patients have been killed by the pandemic(445 new and 14 deaths*).

Turkey is the 7^th country most hit, reporting 6, 738, 860 all time infections and 60, 641 deaths(28, 224 new and 248 deaths*), followed by Iran with 5, 360, 387 all time infections and 115,619 deaths(19, 731 new and 452 deaths*) and Argentina which has documented 5, 229, 848 all time cases and 113,816 deaths.

Colombia remains the 10^th country most hit with 4, 932, 998 confirmed cases, while 125,713 patients have passed on and South Africa with 2, 869, 201 confirmations and 85, 468 deaths(5464 new and 166 deaths*).

NB: *New cases in the last 24 hours