“214 In Lagos, 120 In Osun” – Nigeria Records 1056 New COVID-19 Cases As Total Hits 141,447

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 1,056 new cases of Coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 141,447.

The NCDC made this known on Tuesday night via its official Twitter handle where it disclosed that the new cases were recorded in 22 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

“On the 9th of February 2021, 1056 new confirmed cases and 21 deaths were recorded in Nigeria,” the NCDC said.

“The 1056 new cases are reported from 22 states- Lagos (214), Osun (120), FCT (116), Plateau (88), Ebonyi (75), Kwara (73), Gombe (70), Ondo (57), Rivers (47), Akwa Ibom (38), Edo (25), Oyo (23), Kano (22), Delta (19) Katsina (18), Borno (16), Nasarawa (13), Ekiti (8), Ogun (8), Bauchi (4), Benue(1) and Jigawa (1).

“Till date, 141447 cases have been confirmed, 115755 cases have been discharged and 1694 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”

See the breakdown of cases by state below:

Our discharges today includes 478 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.

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

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 9, 2021