The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 346 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 159,252.
The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday.
“346 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-86 Bauchi-64 Kaduna-26 Kwara-26 FCT-24 Rivers-23 Plateau-22 Ogun-16 Ebonyi-14 Bayelsa-12 Cross River-10 Edo-8 Akwa Ibom-5 Ekiti-3 Gombe-2 Kano-2 Osun-2 Delta-1.”
346 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-86
Bauchi-64
Kaduna-26
Kwara-26
FCT-24
Rivers-23
Plateau-22
Ogun-16
Ebonyi-14
Bayelsa-12
Cross River-10
Edo-8
Akwa Ibom-5
Ekiti-3
Gombe-2
Kano-2
Osun-2
Delta-1
159,252 confirmed
139,056 discharged
1,988 deaths pic.twitter.com/drgtVeDWi8
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 9, 2021
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