Nigeria Records 8 Deaths, 479 New COVID-19 Cases

In its latest report, Nigeria Centre for Disease announced 479 new cases of coronavirus in 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

Eight COVID-19 related deaths were recorded on Tuesday. After fully recovered and tested negative to coronavirus, 647 patients were discharged.

The total number of people who have contracted the virus in Nigeria has now risen to 156,496, out of which 134,551 people have recovered and have been discharged with the deaths toll stand at 1,923.

While the number of active cases further dropped and now stands at 19,613.

The breakdown of the new cases state-by-state as follows: Lagos state, recorded the highest number of confirmed cases with 153  new infection taking the total number of cases in the state to 56,001.

Enugu-75, Rivers-50, FCT-40, Kaduna-18, Ebonyi-17, Plateau-17, Edo-17, Borno-16, Oyo-12, Kano-11, Abia-10, Cross River-10, Taraba-9, Nasarawa-7, Bauchi-4, Bayelsa-3, Delta-3, Ekiti-2, Niger-2, Ogun-2 and Akwa Ibom-1.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/rfg7jzpXvF

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 2, 2021

March 03, 2021