Nigeria has recorded 708 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of persons who have tested positive in the country to 157,671.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this via its official Twitter handle.
According to the tweet, the 708 new cases were from 21 states. Adamawa state reported the highest number with 180 new cases, Lagos was second with 141 while Gombe was the lowest with 1 new case.
“Adamawa-180 Lagos-141 Ondo-60 Anambra-54 Rivers-41 Taraba-33 Edo-30 Abia-22 Kaduna-22 FCT-21 Akwa Ibom-20 Kano-20 Plateau-11 Ekiti-10 Kebbi-10 Nasarawa-10 Bayelsa-7 Ogun-5 Osun-5 Oyo-5 Gombe-1”
The NCDC also tweeted that as of 4 March, 157,671 cases had been confirmed, 136,335 cases treated and discharged, while 1,951 deaths were recorded.
708 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Adamawa-180
Lagos-141
Ondo-60
Anambra-54
Rivers-41
Taraba-33
Edo-30
Abia-22
Kaduna-22
FCT-21
Akwa Ibom-20
Kano-20
Plateau-11
Ekiti-10
Kebbi-10
Nasarawa-10
Bayelsa-7
Ogun-5
Osun-5
Oyo-5
Gombe-1157,671 confirmed
136,335 discharged
1,951 deaths pic.twitter.com/HJH9YY0u7G— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 5, 2021
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