“166 In Lagos, 52 In Ogun” – Nigeria Records 521 New COVID-19 Cases As Total Hits 152,074

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 521 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 152,074.

The NCDC made this known on Sunday night via its official Twitter handle, where it disclosed that the new cases will be recorded in 20 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

According to the NCDC, Nigeria also recorded 8 COVID-19 deaths, raising the total fatality in the country to 1,839.

128,619 patients have been discharged with 1,839 deaths across the country.

The 521 new cases are reported from 20 states- Lagos (166), Ogun (52), Rivers (47), Adamawa(37), Ebonyi (37), Akwa Ibom (25), Osun (21), Bayelsa (18), Kaduna (17), Oyo (16), FCT (15), Ekiti (14), Kano (12), Edo (12), Borno (9), Yobe (8), Ondo (6), Nasarawa (4) Bauchi (2) and Kwara (3).

See the breakdown of cases by state below;

Our discharges today include 228 community recoveries in Lagos State and 43 community recoveries in Kwara State managed in line with guidelines.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/6kEETAhplW

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 21, 2021