COVID-19: NCDC Records 574 New Infections, Toll Now 146,928

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 146,928.

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

So far, the NCDC has discharged 123,009 patients who were treated and recovered from the virus and recorded 1,761 COVID-19 related deaths.

See breakdown of the new cases; Kwara- 98, Lagos- 81, Edo- 59, Ondo- 44, FCT- 41, Kano- 34, Ogun- 33, Kaduna- 29, Osun- 28, Enugu- 23, Rivers- 18, Delta-16, Akwa Ibom-15, Bauchi-12, Imo-10, Borno-8, Niger-8, Kebbi-7, Nasarawa-5, Gombe-3 and Ekiti-2

“Our discharges today includes community recoveries in Oyo (1,198), Lagos (227) and Kwara State (53), managed in line with guidelines,” it added.

574 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Kwara- 98
Lagos- 81
Edo- 59
Ondo- 44
FCT- 41
Kano- 34
Ogun- 33
Kaduna- 29
Osun- 28
Enugu- 23
Rivers- 18
Delta-16
Akwa Ibom-15
Bauchi-12
Imo-10
Borno-8
Niger-8
Kebbi-7
Nasarawa-5
Gombe-3
Ekiti-2

146,928 confirmed
123,009 discharged
1,761 deaths pic.twitter.com/zEo83fdw53

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 15, 2021