The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 574 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria.
Naija News reports that the new cases were reported in a post on the disease control agency’s Twitter handle on Monday night, February 15, 2021.
The newly reported cases bring the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to 146,928 which includes 123,009 discharged cases and 1,761 deaths.
Below is the breakdown of the latest cases according to states with Kwara State having the highest number of cases with 98 followed by Lagos State with 81 cases.
Kwara- 98 Lagos- 81 Edo- 59 Ondo- 44 FCT- 41 Kano- 34 Ogun- 33 Kaduna- 29 Osun- 28 Enugu- 23 Rivers- 18 Delta-16 Akwa Ibom-15 Bauchi-12 Imo-10 Borno-8 Niger-8 Kebbi-7 Nasarawa-5 Gombe-3 Ekiti-2.
574 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Kwara- 98
Lagos- 81
Edo- 59
Ondo- 44
FCT- 41
Kano- 34
Ogun- 33
Kaduna- 29
Osun- 28
Enugu- 23
Rivers- 18
Delta-16
Akwa Ibom-15
Bauchi-12
Imo-10
Borno-8
Niger-8
Kebbi-7
Nasarawa-5
Gombe-3
Ekiti-2146,928 confirmed
123,009 discharged
1,761 deaths pic.twitter.com/zEo83fdw53— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 15, 2021