NCDC CONFIRMS 521 NEW CASES OF COVID-19, 8 DEATHS IN NIGERIA
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 521 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 152,074.
The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Sunday.
Nigeria also recorded 8 COVID-19 deaths, raising the total fatality in the country to 1,839.
“On the 21st of February 2021, 521 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“The 521 new cases are reported from 20 states- Lagos (166), Ogun (52), Rivers (47), Adamawa(37), Ebonyi (37), Akwa Ibom (25), Osun (21), Bayelsa (18), Kaduna (17), Oyo (16), FCT (15), Ekiti (14), Kano (12), Edo (12), Borno (9), Yobe (8), Ondo (6), Nasarawa (4) Bauchi (2) and Kwara (3),” the NCDC said.
See the breakdown of cases by state below;
Our discharges today include 228 community recoveries in Lagos State and 43 community recoveries in Kwara State managed in line with guidelines.
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 21, 2021
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/6kEETAhplW
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