The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 131 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 161,868.
The NCDC made this known on Monday night via its official Twitter handle, where it disclosed that the new cases were recorded in 14 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
“131 new cases of COVID19; Lagos-64, Rivers-12, Kaduna-11, Plateau-9, Jigawa-8, Bayelsa-6, Ondo-5, Ebonyi-4, FCT-4, Osun-4, Borno-1, Kano-1, Ogun-1, Oyo-1.”
See the breakdown of cases by state below:
Today's report includes 102 community recoveries in Lagos State and 23 in FCT are managed in line with guidelines
A breakdown of cases by state via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/gSXRdv7P7e
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 22, 2021
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