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Nigeria records 102 new COVID-19 infections, total now 166,918

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 102 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 166,918.

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

“102 new cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria Ondo-68, Bayelsa-17, Kaduna-5, Lagos-3, Rivers-3, Akwa Ibom-2, Gombe-2, Ebonyi-1, Oyo-1.

“166,918 confirmed, 163,259 discharged, 2,117 deaths.

Today’s report includes:Bayelsa cases are backlog data recorded between 9th-25th February 2021, 8 states with 0 cases reported: FCT, Plateau, Nasarawa, Sokoto, Imo, Ekiti, Osun, and Ogun”

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