COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 571 New Infections, 12 Deaths

  • Total cases confirmed – 152,616
  • Total cases discharged – 129,300
  • Total deaths recorded – 1,862

The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 152,616 COVID-19 cases.

In its latest case update dated February 23, the NCDC reports 542 new infections and 23 deaths resulting from COVID-19 complications.

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The new infections were recorded in 21 states — 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.

Eko Hot Blog gathers that out of the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria, 129,943 cases have been discharged while the death toll stands at 1,874.




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