Tobias Sylvester
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 506 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 139,748.
The NCDC made this known on Sunday night vis its official Twitter handle, where it disclosed that the new cases where recorded in 20 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
“On the 7th of February 2021, 506 new confirmed cases and 20 deaths were recorded in Nigeria,” NCDC said.
“The 506 new cases are reported from 20 states- Ondo (90), Kwara (89), Rivers (53), Borno (45), Gombe (32), FCT (28), Imo (26), Ogun (25), Lagos (22), Kaduna (14), Kano (14), Edo (13), Osun (11), Cross River (10), Yobe (9), Ekiti (7), Kebbi (6), Nasarawa (6), Oyo (5), and Jigawa (1).
“Till date, 139748 cases have been confirmed, 113525 cases have been discharged and 1667 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”
See the breakdown of cases by state below:
Our discharges today include 360 community recoveries in Lagos State, 138 in Osun State, 121 in Plateau State, 89 in Imo State and 38 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/PGTLbCtJ6X
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 7, 2021
