“344 In Anambra, 172 In Oyo” – Nigeria Records 1368 New COVID-19 Cases As Total Hits 148,296

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 1,368 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 148,296.

The NCDC made this known on Tuesday night via its official Twitter handle, where it disclosed that the new cases were recorded in 28 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

“On the 16th of February 2021, 1368 new confirmed cases and 16 deaths were recorded in Nigeria,” the NCDC said.

“The 1368 new cases are reported from 28 states- Anambra (344), Oyo (172), FCT (148), Benue (107), Rivers (95), Ogun (59), Ondo (56), Ebonyi (53), Kaduna (52), Plateau (46), Kwara (36), Enugu (30), Akwa Ibom (26), Osun (22), Edo (20), Abia (17), Kano (16), Borno (15), Cross River (10), Delta (8) Gombe (8), Imo (7), Ekiti (5), Sokoto (4), Jigawa (3), Bayelsa (3), Nasarawa (3), and Zamfara (3).

“Till date, 148296 cases have been confirmed, 124483 cases have been discharged and 1777 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”

See the breakdown of cases by state below;

Today's report include:

✅ 762 community recoveries in Anambra State, 132 in Plateau State & 126 in FCT
✅ Data from Enugu State reported over the last two days
✅ A backlog of deaths reported from Abia State

A breakdown of cases by state via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/6HUWWcC0bs

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 16, 2021