The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 287 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 159,933.
The NCDC made this known on Thursday night via its official Twitter handle, where it disclosed that the new cases were recorded in 18 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
“On the 11th of March 2021, 287 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in Nigeria,” the NCDC said.
The 287 new cases are reported from 18 states- Lagos (107), Kwara (26), Akwa Ibom (23), Bauchi (22), Ogun (21), Rivers (19), Kaduna (14), FCT (11), Abia (8), Edo (8), Ekiti (6), Kano (5), Gombe (4), Osun (4), Oyo (3), Plateau (3), Nasarawa (2), and Delta (1).
“Till date, 159933 cases have been confirmed, 142404 cases have been discharged and 2001 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory..”
See the breakdown of cases by state below;
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