Nigeria records 205 new COVID-19 infections, total now 160,537

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 205 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 160,537.

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

“On the 13th of March 2021, 205 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 160537 cases have been confirmed, 144714 cases have been discharged and 2013 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 205 new cases are reported from 15 states- Ondo (33), Lagos (25), FCT (22), Bauchi (21), Akwa Ibom (15), Kaduna (14), Katsina (13), Ogun (13), Rivers (11), Edo (8), Ekiti (4), Imo (4), Kano (3), Nasarawa (2), and Niger (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	56,930	545	55,960	425
FCT	19,469	4,227	15,087	155
Plateau	8,986	92	8,837	57
Kaduna	8,765	143	8,557	65
Oyo	6,804	501	6,187	116
Rivers	6,778	229	6,452	97
Edo	4,820	211	4,424	185
Ogun	4,548	200	4,299	49
Kano	3,866	60	3,697	109
Ondo	3,116	975	2,080	61
Kwara	3,014	291	2,668	55
Delta	2,593	780	1,744	69
Osun	2,487	117	2,318	52
Nasarawa	2,291	1,905	373	13
Enugu	2,221	327	1,865	29
Katsina	2,073	9	2,030	34
Gombe	2,018	23	1,952	43
Ebonyi	1,968	162	1,774	32
Anambra	1,909	64	1,826	19
Akwa Ibom	1,702	500	1,188	14
Abia	1,625	40	1,564	21
Imo	1,618	150	1,432	36
Bauchi	1,463	179	1,267	17
Borno	1,316	78	1,200	38
Benue	1,188	575	591	22
Adamawa	942	641	270	31
Niger	923	489	417	17
Taraba	881	55	804	22
Ekiti	848	65	773	10
Bayelsa	815	45	744	26
Sokoto	769	0	741	28
Jigawa	496	0	480	16
Kebbi	427	90	323	14
Cross River	344	14	313	17
Yobe	293	25	259	9
Zamfara	226	3	215	8
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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