“98 In Kwara, 81 In Lagos” – Nigeria Confirms 574 New Coronavirus Cases As Total Hits 146,928

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 574 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 146,928.

The NCDC made this known on Monday 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 15th of February 2021, 574 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in Nigeria,” the NCDC said.

“Kwara (98), Lagos (81), Edo (59), Ondo (44), FCT (41), Kano (34), Ogun (33), Kaduna (29), Osun (28), Enugu (23), Rivers (18), Delta (16), Akwa Ibom (15), Bauchi (12), Imo (10), Borno (8), Niger (8), Kebbi (7), Nasarawa (5) Gombe (3) and Ekiti (2).

“Till date, 146,928 cases have been confirmed, 123,009 cases have been discharged and 1,761 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”

See the breakdown of cases by state below;

Our discharges today includes community recoveries in Oyo (1,198), Lagos (227) and Kwara State (53), managed in line with guidelines.

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

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 15, 2021