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COVID-19: Lagos tests over 100,000 samples, highest number in the country

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

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

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

sampleLagos was followed by Abuja with 49,022 tests, while 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.