Nigeria records 371 new COVID-19 infections, total now 158,042

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 371new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 158,042.

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

“On the 5th of March 2021, 371 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 158042 cases have been confirmed, 137025 cases have been discharged and 1954 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 371 new cases are reported from 20 states- Lagos (101), Rivers (54), Anambra (31), Ebonyi (23), Imo (23), Kwara (22), Kano (20), Taraba (17), Akwa Ibom (16), FCT (15), Abia (13), Kaduna (13), Osun (5), Edo (4), Oyo (4), Kebbi (3), Ogun (3), Ekiti (2), Nasarawa (1), and Zamfara (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	56,374	1,486	54,474	414
FCT	19,328	7,259	11,919	150
Plateau	8,939	99	8,783	57
Kaduna	8,623	185	8,374	64
Oyo	6,761	866	5,781	114
Rivers	6,651	270	6,284	97
Edo	4,645	230	4,239	176
Ogun	4,419	510	3,862	47
Kano	3,830	185	3,540	105
Ondo	3,066	928	2,080	58
Kwara	2,953	397	2,505	51
Delta	2,582	773	1,744	65
Osun	2,449	229	2,168	52
Nasarawa	2,248	1,862	373	13
Enugu	2,078	184	1,865	29
Katsina	2,060	1	2,025	34
Gombe	2,010	15	1,952	43
Ebonyi	1,951	373	1,547	31
Anambra	1,811	193	1,599	19
Akwa Ibom	1,588	570	1,004	14
Abia	1,568	44	1,503	21
Imo	1,551	116	1,407	28
Borno	1,297	195	1,064	38
Bauchi	1,232	19	1,196	17
Benue	1,188	575	591	22
Adamawa	942	641	270	31
Niger	917	483	417	17
Taraba	863	74	767	22
Ekiti	825	103	712	10
Bayelsa	779	9	744	26
Sokoto	769	0	741	28
Jigawa	496	56	429	11
Kebbi	401	64	323	14
Cross River	334	43	274	17
Yobe	288	28	251	9
Zamfara	221	-2	215	8
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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Nigeria records 371 new COVID-19 infections, total now 158,042