Nigeria records 399 new COVID-19 infections, total now 160,332

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 399 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 160,332.

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

“On the 12th of March 2021, 399 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

‘Till date, 160,332 cases have been confirmed, 144,059 cases have been discharged and 2,009 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 399 new cases are reported from 18 states- Lagos (101), Anambra (96), Edo (50), Abia (29), Imo (28), Ogun (19), Akwa Ibom (16), Kaduna (13), FCT (7), Bayelsa (6), Kano (6), Oyo (6), Delta (5), Rivers (5), Nasarawa (4), Ebonyi (3), Osun (3) and Gombe (2),” 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	56,905	617	55,864	424
FCT	19,447	4,644	14,648	155
Plateau	8,986	92	8,837	57
Kaduna	8,751	133	8,553	65
Oyo	6,804	501	6,187	116
Rivers	6,767	232	6,438	97
Edo	4,812	228	4,399	185
Ogun	4,535	188	4,298	49
Kano	3,863	65	3,689	109
Ondo	3,083	944	2,080	59
Kwara	3,014	291	2,668	55
Delta	2,593	780	1,744	69
Osun	2,487	125	2,310	52
Nasarawa	2,289	1,903	373	13
Enugu	2,221	327	1,865	29
Katsina	2,060	1	2,025	34
Gombe	2,018	23	1,952	43
Ebonyi	1,968	162	1,774	32
Anambra	1,909	64	1,826	19
Akwa Ibom	1,687	528	1,145	14
Abia	1,625	40	1,564	21
Imo	1,614	147	1,432	35
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	815	45	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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