“440 In Lagos, 160 In Anambra” – Nigeria Records 1634 New COVID-19 Cases As Total Hits 133,552

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 1,634 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infection in the country to 133,552.

The NCDC made this known on Tuesday night via its official Twitter handle, where it disclosed that the new cases were recorded in 26 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

“On the 2nd of February 2021, 1634 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria,” he said.

The 1634 new cases are reported from 26 states- Lagos (440), Anambra (160), FCT (158), Rivers (134), Abia (103), Oyo (90), Enugu (81), Osun (73), Gombe (54), Kwara (50), Ogun (32), Plateau (32), Akwa Ibom (31), Ondo (24), Borno (23), Delta (23), Ebonyi (21), Taraba (21), Bayelsa (16), Kaduna (15), Nasarawa (13), Jigawa (12), Bauchi (11), Kano (11), Zamfara (4) and Sokoto (2).

“Till date, 133552 cases have been confirmed, 107551 cases have been discharged and 1613 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”

See the breakdown of cases by state below;

Our discharges today include 551 community recoveries in Lagos State, 213 in Kaduna State and 103 in Kano State managed in line with guidelines.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/jcn1sjH5gj

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 2, 2021