The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 1,598 new cases of coronavirus infection on January 16, 2021, bringing the total of confirmed cases in the country to 108,943.
The cases were recorded in Lagos-461, FCT-206, Plateau-197, Rivers-168, Kaduna-116, Anambra-53, Ogun-49, Ebonyi-47, Edo-42, Sokoto-32, Imo-31, Katsina-31, Oyo-30, Akwa Ibom-27, Delta-16, Kano-16, Abia-15, Niger-15, Ondo-11, Bayelsa-10, Borno-9, Kebbi-8, Ekiti-7, and Jigawa-1.
According to the NCDC, out of the 108,943 confirmed cases, 85,367 patients have been discharged and 1420 deaths have been recorded.
