Nigeria records 86 new COVID-19 infections, total now 161,737

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‘The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 86 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 161,737.

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

“On the 21st of March 2021, 86 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 161737 cases have been confirmed, 147899 cases have been discharged and 2030 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 86 new cases are reported from 7 states- FCT (33), Lagos (28), Ondo (11), Kano (7), Akwa Ibom (3), Rivers (3), and Kaduna (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	57,273	60	56,787	426
FCT	19,580	3,534	15,890	156
Plateau	9,006	62	8,887	57
Kaduna	8,858	84	8,709	65
Rivers	6,855	113	6,644	98
Oyo	6,823	503	6,204	116
Edo	4,868	79	4,597	192
Ogun	4,610	241	4,320	49
Kano	3,889	27	3,752	110
Ondo	3,157	1,002	2,094	61
Kwara	3,067	204	2,808	55
Delta	2,599	784	1,744	71
Osun	2,508	55	2,401	52
Nasarawa	2,316	1,930	373	13
Enugu	2,221	327	1,865	29
Katsina	2,082	18	2,030	34
Gombe	2,025	3	1,978	44
Ebonyi	1,985	15	1,938	32
Anambra	1,909	64	1,826	19
Akwa Ibom	1,736	441	1,281	14
Abia	1,649	9	1,619	21
Imo	1,639	68	1,535	36
Bauchi	1,488	204	1,267	17
Borno	1,325	87	1,200	38
Benue	1,188	575	591	22
Adamawa	942	641	270	31
Niger	930	496	417	17
Taraba	910	24	864	22
Ekiti	863	53	799	11
Bayelsa	832	27	779	26
Sokoto	773	4	741	28
Jigawa	503	7	480	16
Kebbi	442	34	392	16
Cross River	357	6	334	17
Yobe	293	25	259	9
Zamfara	231	2	221	8
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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