The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 66 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 163,063.
The NCDC made this known on Saturday night via its official Twitter handle where it disclosed that the new cases were recorded in 10 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
“On the 2nd of April 2021, 66 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria,” the NCDC said.
“The 66 new cases are reported from 10 states- Enugu (18), Lagos(17), Kaduna (10), Rivers (8), Akwa Ibom (6), Kano (2), Osun (2), Jigawa (1) Plateau (1) and FCT (1).
“Till date, 163,063 cases have been confirmed, 151,835 cases have been discharged and 2,058 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”
See the breakdown of cases by state below:
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