Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 869 new COVID-19 cases in 24 states, according to an update by Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The latest figure, which indicated a significant decrease from 1,368 new cases recorded on Tuesday, raised the total coronavirus infections in Nigeria to 149,369.
The new cases were reported from 24 states – Lagos (229), Rivers (79), Taraba (73), Oyo (66), Ogun (60), FCT (58), Plateau (56), Kwara (38), Ondo (38), Osun (24), Kano (22), Nasarawa (21), Abia (19), Edo (19), Akwa Ibom (19), Cross River (10), Delta (9), Benue (8), Ekiti (6), Borno (6), Katsina (4), Bauchi (3), Bayelsa (1) and Zamfara (1).
Lagos had the highest toll in the tally with 229 new cases; followed by Rivers and Taraba with 79 and 73 infections respectively.
869 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-229
Rivers-79
Taraba-73
Oyo-66
Ogun-60
FCT-58
Plateau-56
Kwara-38
Ondo-38
Osun-24
Kano-22
Nasarawa-21
Abia-19
Edo-19
Akwa Ibom-19
Cross River-10
Delta-9
Benue-8
Ekiti-6
Borno-6
Katsina-4
Bauchi-3
Bayelsa-1
Zamfara-1 pic.twitter.com/fHsxykxGv5— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 17, 2021
Eight people also died from the disease on Wednesday raising the fatality toll to 1,787 in total.
Of the over 149,000 new cases, a total of 125,722 patients have recovered across the country.
Today’s report include:
✅ 377 community recoveries in Lagos State, 70 in Plateau State & 28 in Benue
✅ Data from Taraba State reported over the last three daysA breakdown of cases by state via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/GqJ8QipKgt
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 17, 2021
Meanwhile, there are nearly 24,000 patients still receiving treatments in isolation centers.
Since the pandemic broke out in February last year, the country has carried out over 1.3 million tests.
