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“259 In Lagos, 45 In Osun” – Nigeria Records 634 New COVID-19 Cases As Total Hits 154,476

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 634 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infection in the country to 154,476.

The NCDC made this known on Thursday night via its official Twitter handle, where it disclosed that the new cases were recorded in 22 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

“On the 25th of February 2021, 634 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria,” the NCDC said.

“The 634 new cases are reported from 22 states – Lagos (259), Osun (45), Edo(38), Ogun (35), FCT (33), Anambra (26), Imo (24), Ondo (24), Akwa Ibom (20), Plateau (20), Abia (19), Kaduna (19), Ebonyi (17), Borno (10), Rivers (10), Kano (9), Delta (8), Kebbi (7), Nasarawa (4) Oyo (3), Enugu (2) and Ekiti (2).

“Till date, 154476 cases have been confirmed, 131699 cases have been discharged and 1891 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”

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See the breakdown of cases by state below:

 

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Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

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