The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 655 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 153,842.
The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Wednesday.
Nigeria also recorded 11 COVID-19 deaths, raising the total fatality in the country to 1,885.
“655 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-240 Ogun-88 Rivers-56 FCT-51 Kaduna-43 Kano-25 Plateau-21 Taraba-19 Edo-17 Abia15 Delta-13 Nasarawa-11 Akwa Ibom-10 Kwara-10 Oyo-10 Kebbi-9 Borno-5 Bayelsa-4 Gombe-4 Ekiti-2 Osun-2.”
655 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-240
Ogun-88
Rivers-56
FCT-51
Kaduna-43
Kano-25
Plateau-21
Taraba-19
Edo-17
Abia15
Delta-13
Nasarawa-11
Akwa Ibom-10
Kwara-10
Oyo-10
Kebbi-9
Borno-5
Bayelsa-4
Gombe-4
Ekiti-2
Osun-2
153,842 confirmed
130,818 discharged
1,885 deaths pic.twitter.com/K1OPqdarXJ
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 24, 2021
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