The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed one thousand five hundred and eighty-eight (1,588) new cases Coronavirus in Nigeria.
Naija News reports that the new cases of the novel virus were reported on Saturday evening, February 6, 2021, via the official Twitter account of the NCDC.
This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to 139,242 which includes 112,557 discharged cases and 1,647 deaths. Below is the breakdown of the latest cases according to states with Lagos State having the highest number of cases followed by Anambra State.
Lagos-535
Anambra-218
Oyo-155
FCT-150
Kano-124
Gombe-60
Kaduna-49
Ebonyi-48
Plateau 46
Akwa Ibom-39
Niger-37
Edo-33
Katsina-23
Rivers-18
Taraba-15
Nasarawa-14
Ogun-11
Delta-9
Ekiti-2
Jigawa-2
See the report below:
1,588 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-535
Anambra-218
Oyo-155
FCT-150
Kano-124
Gombe-60
Kaduna-49
Ebonyi-48
Plateau 46
Akwa Ibom-39
Niger-37
Edo-33
Katsina-23
Rivers-18
Taraba-15
Nasarawa-14
Ogun-11
Delta-9
Ekiti-2
Jigawa-2139,242 confirmed
112,557 discharged
1,647 deaths pic.twitter.com/odpbIfC9ss— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 6, 2021
Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has debunked reports that it disqualified any African country from accessing COVID–19 vaccines through the COVAX facility.
Naija News reports that the WHO Country Representative in Nigeria, Dr. Walter Kazadi Mulomboo, made the clarification during a joint press conference with the Executive Director of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dr. Faisal Shuaib, on Saturday.