COVID-19: Lagos Leads As NCDC Confirms 571 New Infections

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 571 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 153,187.

In a tweet on Tuesday night, the public health agency disclosed that it has recorded 129,943 recoveries and 1,874 COVID-19 related deaths so far.

Lagos State, the epicentre of the outbreak has 170 new cases, as the second wave of the pandemic lingers on.

See breakdown of the new cases; Lagos-170, Ogun-65, FCT-45, Kwara-34, Abia-32, Enugu-32, Kano-25, Oyo-22, Ondo-21, Rivers-19, Kaduna-19, Benue-18, Bayelsa-12, Kebbi-12, Nasarawa-11, Akwa Ibom-9, Delta-8, Ekiti-6, Niger-5, Bauchi-3 and Imo-3.

571 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-170
Ogun-65
FCT-45
Kwara-34
Abia-32
Enugu-32
Kano-25
Oyo-22
Ondo-21
Rivers-19
Kaduna-19
Benue-18
Bayelsa-12
Kebbi-12
Nasarawa-11
Akwa Ibom-9
Delta-8
Ekiti-6
Niger-5
Bauchi-3
Imo-3

153,187 confirmed
129,943 discharged
1,874 deaths pic.twitter.com/9Rfi3fdT2s

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 23, 2021