Nigeria has for the 12th consecutive day been recording daily infection figures hovering between 300 and 600 after weeks of high numbers.
This comes as Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 464 new infections were confirmed in various parts of the country on Wednesday.
In an early-morning tweet on Thursday, NCDC, which is responsible for the management of disease outbreaks in Nigeria, noted that the new cases were recorded in 21 states and Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Of the states, Lagos state was the only place where cases above the 100 mark were reported – 131, followed by Kaduna, Akwa Ibom, and Imo where 69, 33, and 31 more infections were reported.
Other states were Katsina – 30, Kano – 26, Ondo – 23, Yobe – 20, FCT – 18, Ogun – 13, Rivers – 12, Kebbi – 11, Ekiti – nine, Osun – six, Oyo – six, Borno – five, Gombe – five, Plateau – five, Edo – four. Abia – three, Delta – three, and Zamfara – one.
464 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-131
Kaduna-69
Akwa Ibom-33
Imo-31
Katsina-30
Kano-26
Ondo-23
Yobe-20
FCT-18
Ogun-13
Rivers-12
Kebbi-11
Ekiti-9
Osun-6
Oyo-6
Borno-5
Gombe-5
Plateau-5
Edo-4
Abia-3
Delta-3
Zamfara-1156,963 confirmed
135,831 discharged
1,939 deaths pic.twitter.com/lWqvj3Sw26— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 4, 2021
According to the health agency, the country recorded 16 more fatalities on Wednesday, raising the death toll from the disease to 1,939.
On the other hand, the nation’s discharged figure has continued to increase following the recovery of 1,280 more patients.
Data from NCDC revealed that Nigeria has confirmed a total of 156,963 cases with 135,831 cases discharged across 36 states and FCT.
As at 9am on March 4, 2021, the country has tested 1,544,008 samples while 19,212 cases are active.
Today’s report includes:
✅229 community recoveries in Lagos State, 144 in Imo State and 45 in Akwa Ibom State
✅3 previously confirmed cases in Nasarawa State omitted from the cumulative report
A breakdown of cases by state via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/cYVEpJd03z
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 4, 2021
