Nigeria records 129 new COVID-19 infections, total now 162,891

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 129 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 162,891.

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

“On the 31st of March 2021, 129 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 162,891 cases have been confirmed, 151,648 cases have been discharged and 2,057 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 129 new cases are reported from 13 states- Lagos (46), Ondo (19), Nasarawa (14), Kaduna (11), Borno (9), Bauchi (8), Akwa Ibom (5), FCT (5), Jigawa (4), Plateau (3), Bayelsa (2), Osun (2) and Rivers (1),” 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	57,680	251	56,990	439
FCT	19,637	1,431	18,042	164
Plateau	9,027	39	8,931	57
Kaduna	8,943	64	8,814	65
Rivers	6,913	21	6,792	100
Oyo	6,838	477	6,238	123
Edo	4,878	8	4,685	185
Ogun	4,617	89	4,479	49
Kano	3,909	26	3,773	110
Ondo	3,191	1,048	2,080	63
Kwara	3,083	214	2,814	55
Delta	2,606	791	1,744	71
Osun	2,532	23	2,457	52
Nasarawa	2,347	1,961	373	13
Enugu	2,237	285	1,923	29
Katsina	2,095	31	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	1,770	233	1,523	14
Abia	1,665	1	1,643	21
Imo	1,650	21	1,592	37
Bauchi	1,529	11	1,501	17
Borno	1,336	98	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	866	19	836	11
Bayelsa	854	24	804	26
Sokoto	774	1	745	28
Jigawa	523	22	485	16
Kebbi	450	42	392	16
Cross River	366	1	348	17
Yobe	313	20	284	9
Zamfara	232	3	221	8
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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