Nigeria records 371 new COVID-19 infections, total now 158,906

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 371 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 158,906.

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

“On the 8th of March 2021, 371 new confirmed cases and 13 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 158906 cases have been confirmed, 138502 cases have been discharged and 1982 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 371 new cases are reported from 17 states- Lagos (102), Enugu (65), Edo (56), FCT (23), Ogun (20), Osun (18), Bayelsa (18), Rivers (15), Kaduna (14), Plateau (10), Oyo (8), Bauchi (7), Kano (5), Delta (4), Nasarawa (3), Niger(2) and Ekiti (1),” the NCDC said.

See the be=reakdown of cases by state;

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Cases (on admission)	No. Discharged	No. of Deaths
Lagos	56,575	1,299	54,860	416
FCT	19,373	7,293	11,927	153
Plateau	8,954	87	8,810	57
Kaduna	8,672	148	8,459	65
Oyo	6,774	876	5,784	114
Rivers	6,695	273	6,325	97
Edo	4,726	239	4,303	184
Ogun	4,457	365	4,045	47
Kano	3,849	135	3,606	108
Ondo	3,066	928	2,080	58
Kwara	2,962	326	2,585	51
Delta	2,586	774	1,744	68
Osun	2,475	143	2,280	52
Nasarawa	2,254	1,868	373	13
Enugu	2,221	327	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	1,813	195	1,599	19
Akwa Ibom	1,610	554	1,042	14
Abia	1,588	64	1,503	21
Imo	1,569	131	1,407	31
Borno	1,308	70	1,200	38
Bauchi	1,281	66	1,198	17
Benue	1,188	575	591	22
Adamawa	942	641	270	31
Niger	921	487	417	17
Taraba	863	74	767	22
Ekiti	835	92	733	10
Bayelsa	797	27	744	26
Sokoto	769	0	741	28
Jigawa	496	0	480	16
Kebbi	412	75	323	14
Cross River	334	43	274	17
Yobe	293	25	259	9
Zamfara	222	-1	215	8
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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