COVID-19: Nigeria Records 10 Deaths, 662 New Infections

The pandemic caused by the new coronavirus continue to spread across the nation with 662 new cases of COVID-19 reported in 22 states and the Federal Capital Territory on Friday.

The death toll from the COVID-19 in Nigeria reached 1,813 after 10 new fatalities were added, while the number of patients who have recovered and discharged  increased from 126,417 to 127,500.

The discharges today include community recoveries in Lagos (535), Kaduna (73) and Imo State (69), managed in line with guidelines.

Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this via its official website. 

Data released by the health agency on website  shows that Lagos took the lead with 167 cases, while FCT, Ogun and Kano reported 116, 45 and 44 cases respectively.

Akwa Ibom, the highest oil- and gas-producing state in the country recorded 35 cases of the virus, while Edo had 34, Rivers confirmed 27, Kaduna and Osun reported 23 cases each

Also 22 cases each were found in Kwara and Taraba, Oyo had 20, Ondo-19, Plateau-14, Abia and Imo had 11 cases each.

Nasarawa confirmed 7 cases, Niger had 6, Bayelsa and Delta recorded 5 cases each, Enugu-3, Ekiti-2, and Jigawa 1.

According to the health agency, till date, 150,908 cases have been confirmed, 127,500 cases have been discharged and 1,813 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

Adding that a multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities

Our discharges today include community recoveries in Lagos (535), Kaduna (73) and Imo State (69), managed in line with guidelines.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/ZuGdez7F2c

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 20, 2021

February 20, 2021