Nigeria records 101 new COVID-19 infections, total now 162,489

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 113 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 162,489.

The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Saturday.

“On the 27th of March 2021, 101 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 162489 cases have been confirmed, 150205 cases have been discharged and 2041 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 101 new cases are reported from 11 states- Lagos (32), Abia (16), Ebonyi (14), FCT (10), Bayelsa (6), Rivers (6), Bauchi (5), Jigawa (4), Oyo (3), Akwa Ibom (3) and Osun (2),” the NCDC said.

See the breakdown of cases by state below;

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Cases (on admission)	No. Discharged	No. of Deaths
Lagos	57,533	111	56,990	432
FCT	19,613	2,393	17,064	156
Plateau	9,019	63	8,899	57
Kaduna	8,908	68	8,775	65
Rivers	6,905	47	6,758	100
Oyo	6,838	494	6,221	123
Edo	4,873	39	4,649	185
Ogun	4,613	122	4,442	49
Kano	3,897	24	3,763	110
Ondo	3,168	1,026	2,080	62
Kwara	3,070	201	2,814	55
Delta	2,599	784	1,744	71
Osun	2,524	27	2,445	52
Nasarawa	2,318	1,932	373	13
Enugu	2,221	327	1,865	29
Katsina	2,082	18	2,030	34
Gombe	2,030	3	1,983	44
Ebonyi	2,007	24	1,951	32
Anambra	1,909	64	1,826	19
Akwa Ibom	1,762	312	1,436	14
Abia	1,665	1	1,643	21
Imo	1,642	70	1,535	37
Bauchi	1,521	3	1,501	17
Borno	1,327	89	1,200	38
Benue	1,188	575	591	22
Adamawa	1,051	745	274	32
Niger	930	496	417	17
Taraba	910	24	864	22
Ekiti	864	45	808	11
Bayelsa	852	42	784	26
Sokoto	774	5	741	28
Jigawa	518	17	485	16
Kebbi	442	34	392	16
Cross River	366	8	341	17
Yobe	313	20	284	9
Zamfara	232	3	221	8
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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