The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 371 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 158,906.
The NCDC made this known on Monday night via its official Twitter handle, where it disclosed that the new cases were recorded in 17 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
“On the 8th of March 2021, 371 new confirmed cases and 13 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“The 371 new cases are reported from 17 states- Lagos (102), Enugu (65), Edo (56), FCT (23), Ogun (20), Osun (18), Bayelsa (18), Rivers (15), Kaduna (14), Plateau (10), Oyo (8), Bauchi (7), Kano (5), Delta (4), Nasarawa (3), Niger(2) and Ekiti (1).
“Till date, 158906 cases have been confirmed, 138502 cases have been discharged and 1982 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”
See the breakdown of cases by state below;
Our discharges today includes 104 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/FzBbDJOwZw
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 8, 2021
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