Nigeria records 360 new COVID-19 infections, total now 156,017

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 360 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 156,017.

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

“On the 1st of March 2021, 360 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 156017 cases have been confirmed, 133904 cases have been discharged and 19015 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 360 new cases are reported from 19 states- Lagos (120), Edo (38), Kaduna (25), FCT (23),Imo (23), Delta (19), Akwa Ibom (17),Plateau (17) Rivers (16) Nasarawa (15), Kwara (13), Oyo (9), Ogun (8), Bauchi (4), Osun (4), Kano (3), Kebbi (3), Niger (2) and Katsina (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	55,848	1,837	53,601	410
FCT	19,234	7,175	11,913	146
Plateau	8,894	84	8,753	57
Kaduna	8,513	102	8,349	62
Oyo	6,734	977	5,647	110
Rivers	6,494	246	6,153	95
Edo	4,590	304	4,116	170
Ogun	4,396	682	3,668	46
Kano	3,753	160	3,489	104
Ondo	2,983	846	2,080	57
Kwara	2,931	579	2,301	51
Delta	2,576	767	1,744	65
Osun	2,433	316	2,067	50
Nasarawa	2,227	1,841	373	13
Gombe	2,051	98	1,910	43
Katsina	2,030	18	1,983	29
Enugu	2,003	109	1,865	29
Ebonyi	1,864	286	1,547	31
Anambra	1,726	116	1,591	19
Abia	1,520	72	1,427	21
Akwa Ibom	1,518	619	885	14
Imo	1,497	206	1,263	28
Borno	1,276	174	1,064	38
Bauchi	1,228	15	1,196	17
Benue	1,188	575	591	22
Niger	915	481	417	17
Taraba	804	146	636	22
Ekiti	802	85	707	10
Bayelsa	769	37	706	26
Sokoto	769	1	740	28
Adamawa	762	470	264	28
Jigawa	496	56	429	11
Kebbi	377	63	300	14
Cross River	324	57	254	13
Yobe	268	17	242	9
Zamfara	219	-4	215	8
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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Nigeria records 360 new COVID-19 infections, total now 156,017