COVID-19: Again, Lagos Leads As NCDC Confirms 938 New Cases

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 938 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total of confirmed infections in the country to 143,516.

This follows the rising surge of recorded cases caused by the second wave of the pandemic.

In a tweet on Thursday night, the public health agency disclosed that so far, it has recorded 118,012 recoveries and 1,710 COVID-19 related deaths.

The breakdown of the new cases is as follows; Lagos-236, FCT-123, Plateau-92, Benue-63, Katsina-53, Oyo-50, Osun-45, Kaduna-43, Edo-33, Ogun-31, Ebonyi-31, Akwa Ibom-30, Kano-26, Gombe-18, Bauchi-16, Delta-12, Imo-11, Cross River-10, Rivers-10 and Niger-5.

“Our discharges today includes 536 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines,” it added.

938 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-236
FCT-123
Plateau-92
Benue-63
Katsina-53
Oyo-50
Osun-45
Kaduna-43
Edo-33
Ogun-31
Ebonyi-31
Akwa Ibom-30
Kano-26
Gombe-18
Bauchi-16
Delta-12
Imo-11
Cross River-10
Rivers-10
Niger-5

143,516 confirmed
118,012 discharged
1,710 deaths pic.twitter.com/Qky6BKElMz

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 11, 2021