“377 In Lagos, 172 In Abuja” – Nigeria Confirms 1138 New COVID-19 Cases As Total Hits 134,690

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 1,138 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infection in the country to 134,690.

The NCDC made this known on Wednesday night via its official Twitter handle, where it disclosed that the new cases were recorded in 21 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

“On the 3rd of February 2021, 1138 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria,” NCDC said.

“The 1138 new cases are reported from 21 states- Lagos (377), FCT (172), Plateau (86), Kano (84), Edo (60), Osun (47), Nasarawa (41), Imo (40), Rivers (36), Niger (32), Oyo (32), Borno (29), Kaduna (27), Delta (18), Kwara (17), Cross River (9), Ekiti (8), Bauchi (7), Ogun (7), Sokoto (6) and Bayelsa (3).

“Till date, 134690 cases have been confirmed, 108657 cases have been discharged and 1618 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”

See the breakdown of cases by state below:

Our discharges today include 476 community recoveries in Lagos State and 121 community recoveries in Plateau State managed in line with guidelines.

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

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 3, 2021