COVID-19: Nigeria confirms 135 new cases

Nigeria has confirmed 135 new cases of the deadly coronavirus also known as COVID-19.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, confirmed the cases on Thursday, 18th March 2021.

The NCDC listed States that recorded cases to include: “Lagos-41 Imo-20 Ogun-14 FCT-10 Kebbi-11 Rivers-10 Akwa Ibom-8 Plateau-4 Ebonyi-3 Kaduna-3 Kano-3 Osun-3 Oyo-2 Ekiti-1 Gombe-1 Nasarawa-1”

This brings the total number of confirmed cases to 161,409, the number of discharged patients stands at 146,890 and the death toll is 2,027.

135 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-41
Imo-20
Ogun-14
FCT-10
Kebbi-11
Rivers-10
Akwa Ibom-8
Plateau-4
Ebonyi-3
Kaduna-3
Kano-3
Osun-3
Oyo-2
Ekiti-1
Gombe-1
Nasarawa-1

161,409 confirmed
146,890 discharged
2,027 deaths pic.twitter.com/WQVYEQElFs

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 18, 2021