By The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,588 new cases of COVID-19 in 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The development brings the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 139,242.
The public health agency disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Saturday.
“On the 6th of February 2021, 1588 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“Till date, 139242 cases have been confirmed, 112557 cases have been discharged and 1647 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 1588 new cases are reported from 20 states- Lagos (535), Anambra (218), Oyo (155), FCT (150), Kano (124), Gombe (60), Kaduna (49), Ebonyi (48), Plateau (46), Akwa Ibom (39), Niger (37), Edo (33), Katsina (23), Rivers (18), Taraba (15), Nasarawa (14), Ogun (11), Delta (9), Ekiti (2), and Jigawa (2),” the NCDC said.
