The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 655 new cases of the dreaded coronavirus in the country. The latest data was released on Wednesday 24th February 2021, with 11 new deaths.
According to the NCDC, the 655 new cases of the coronavirus were recorded in 21 states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). These 655 cases show the following distribution across the 21 states:
Lagos (240),
Ogun (88),
Rivers (56),
FCT (51),
Kaduna (43),
Kano (25),
Plateau (21),
Taraba (19),
Edo (17),
Abia (15),
Delta (13),
Nasarawa (11),
Akwa Ibom (10),
Kwara (10),
Oyo (10)
Kebbi (9),
Borno (5),
Bayelsa (4),
Gombe (4),
Ekiti (2), and
Osun (2)
Till date, a total of 153,842 cases have been confirmed, with 130,818 cases discharged and 1,885 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
According to the NCDC there were 297 community recoveries in Lagos State and 93 community recoveries in Edo State managed in line with guidelines.
Data from Edo State recorded over the last two days