COVID-19: Nigeria vaccinates additional 9,255 people

Nigeria vaccinates additional 9,255 people with first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria on Saturday.

This brings the total number of vaccinated people in the country to 1,167, 837.

The National Primary Health Care Development Agency, (NPHCDA) said, “Over 1, 167, 837 eligible Nigerians have so far been vaccinated with first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.”

Lagos, the epicentre of the disease in Nigeria, takes the lead with 226,993 persons already vaccinated.

Followed by Kaduna with 60,659 persons vaccinated, Kano – 60,258, FCT- 57,190 and Ogun with 53,465 vaccinated persons.

Nigeria has recorded over 160,000 infections and 2,061 fatalities from the COVID-19 virus.

The country has, recorded no death from the virus in the past 12 days.

The Nigerian government had said it plans to vaccinate 109 million people against the COVID-19 virus over a period of two years.

Health authorities said only eligible population from 18 years and above will be vaccinated in four phases.

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