Nigeria records 287 new COVID-19 infections, total now 159,933

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 287 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 159,933.

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

“On the 11th of March 2021, 287 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 159933 cases have been confirmed, 142404 cases have been discharged and 2001 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 287 new cases are reported from 18 states- Lagos (107), Kwara (26), Akwa Ibom (23), Bauchi (22), Ogun (21), Rivers (19), Kaduna (14), FCT (11), Abia (8), Edo (8), Ekiti (6), Kano (5), Gombe (4), Osun (4), Oyo (3), Plateau (3), Nasarawa (2), and Delta (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	56,804	687	55,695	422
FCT	19,440	5,468	13,817	155
Plateau	8,986	92	8,837	57
Kaduna	8,738	177	8,496	65
Oyo	6,798	496	6,187	115
Rivers	6,762	243	6,422	97
Edo	4,762	210	4,367	185
Ogun	4,516	234	4,233	49
Kano	3,857	101	3,647	109
Ondo	3,083	944	2,080	59
Kwara	3,014	291	2,668	55
Delta	2,588	776	1,744	68
Osun	2,484	132	2,300	52
Nasarawa	2,285	1,899	373	13
Enugu	2,221	327	1,865	29
Katsina	2,060	1	2,025	34
Gombe	2,016	21	1,952	43
Ebonyi	1,965	317	1,616	32
Anambra	1,813	195	1,599	19
Akwa Ibom	1,671	547	1,110	14
Abia	1,596	24	1,551	21
Imo	1,586	123	1,432	31
Bauchi	1,442	158	1,267	17
Borno	1,316	78	1,200	38
Benue	1,188	575	591	22
Adamawa	942	641	270	31
Niger	921	487	417	17
Taraba	881	55	804	22
Ekiti	844	67	767	10
Bayelsa	809	39	744	26
Sokoto	769	0	741	28
Jigawa	496	0	480	16
Kebbi	412	75	323	14
Cross River	344	20	307	17
Yobe	293	25	259	9
Zamfara	226	3	215	8
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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