Nigeria Records 18 Additional Deaths, 645 New COVID-19 Infections

According to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, via its verified Twitter handle @NCDCgov., the new update on Feb. 20, brings the tally of infected people in the Nigeria to 151,553, as the country reported  645 additional cases late Saturday.

NCDC added that 18 more deaths were recorded, while 505 people were discharged from various isolation centers in the country.

The health agency also stated that the discharges today include 222 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines. 

And data from Borno State recorded over the last two days. Backlog of deaths recorded over the last month

The 645 new cases are reported from 20 states

The breakdown of the new cases released on Saturday by NCDC as follows, Lagos-282, Ogun-72 FCT-50, Kaduna-33, Osun-24, Imo-23, Abia-21, Borno-18, Oyo-17, Edo-15, Nasarawa-15, Taraba-14, Ekiti-11, Ondo-11, Plateau-11, Kano-10, Rivers-7, Delta-5, Bauchi-3 and Jigawa-3.

Since the inception of COVID-19  in Nigeria till date, the country as resgistered a total of 151,553 cases of the virus, while the number of recoveries and discharged reached 128,005 and the deaths toll stand at 1,831 in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

Today's report include:

✅222 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines
✅Data from Borno State recorded over the last two days
✅Backlog of deaths recorded over the last month

A breakdown of cases by state via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/KVHKWs6PDC

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 20, 2021

February 21, 2021