COVID-19: NCDC Records 1,368 New Infections, Anambra Leads

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 574 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, as the second wave of the pandemic lingers on.

This development brings the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 148,296.

The public health agency disclosed this in a tweet on Tuesday night.

So far, the NCDC has discharged 124,483 patients who were treated and recovered from the virus and recorded 1,777 COVID-19 related deaths.

See the breakdown of the new cases; Anambra-344, Oyo-172, FCT-148, Benue-107, Rivers-95, Ogun-59, Ondo-56, Ebonyi-53, Kaduna-52, Plateau-46, Kwara-36, Enugu-30, Akwa Ibom-26, Osun-22, Edo-20, Abia-17, Kano-16, Borno-15, Cross River-10, Delta-8, Gombe-8, Imo-7, Ekiti-5, Sokoto-4, Jigawa-3, Bayelsa-3, Nasarawa-3 and Zamfara-3

1368 new cases;

Anambra-344
Oyo-172
FCT-148
Benue-107
Rivers-95
Ogun-59
Ondo-56
Ebonyi-53
Kaduna-52
Plateau-46
Kwara-36
Enugu-30
Akwa Ibom-26
Osun-22
Edo-20
Abia-17
Kano-16
Borno-15
Cross River-10
Delta-8
Gombe-8
Imo-7
Ekiti-5
Sokoto-4
Jigawa-3
Bayelsa-3
Nasarawa-3
Zamfara-3 pic.twitter.com/dktAH1TkkM

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 16, 2021