COVID-19: Nigeria Records 136 New Cases As Death Toll Hits 1,111

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed three new COVID-19 deaths on Monday, increasing the country’s fatality toll to 1,111.

With the latest figure, Nigeria recorded exactly 100 deaths within the past four weeks.

As of August 28, the death toll stood at 1,011 with no new fatality recorded for that day, but two weeks later, the figure had increased to 1,076.

However, within the same period, the recovery count has also increased significantly, moving from 41,017 as of August 28, to a total of 49,895, following the discharge of 101 patients on Monday.