The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 1138 new cases of the dreaded coronavirus in Nigeria. The centre also reported 5 new deaths on Wednesday.
The NCDC, in its daily updates on Wednesday 3rd February 2021, reported on its official social media handle that a total of 1138 new cases of the virus were recorded across the country.
According to the update, the 1138 new cases of the COVID-19, were recorded in 21 states of the federation, including the FCT. The distribution of the 1138 new cases as reported from each state, shows the following:
Lagos-377
FCT-172
Plateau-86
Kano-84
Edo-60
Osun-47
Nasarawa-41
Imo-40
Rivers-36
Niger-32
Oyo-32
Borno-29
Kaduna-27
Delta-18
Kwara-17
Cross River-9
Ekiti-8
Bauchi-7
Ogun-7
Sokoto-6
Bayelsa-3
According to NCDC, discharges on this date, include 476 community recoveries in Lagos State and 121 community recoveries in Plateau State managed in line with guidelines.
Till date, 134690 cases have been confirmed, 108657 cases have been discharged and 1618 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.