Coronavirus in Nigeria update: 869 new cases confirmed

Nigeria has recorded an additional 869 coronavirus cases according to the latest data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The NCDC made the revelation during its nightly update on coronavirus in Nigeria via its Twitter handle on Wednesday, 17 February 2021.

According to the centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 149,369 confirmed. The centre also stated that 125,722 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 1,787 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. This means that the active number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigeria as of Wednesday night, 17th February is 21,860

Taking to it’s Twitter page, NCDC tweets: “869 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-229
Rivers-79
Taraba-73
Oyo-66
Ogun-60
FCT-58
Plateau-56
Kwara-38
Ondo-38
Osun-24
Kano-22
Nasarawa-21
Abia-19
Edo-19
Akwa Ibom-19
Cross River-10
Delta-9
Benue-8
Ekiti-6
Borno-6
Katsina-4
Bauchi-3
Bayelsa-1
Zamfara-1″

869 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-229
Rivers-79
Taraba-73
Oyo-66
Ogun-60
FCT-58
Plateau-56
Kwara-38
Ondo-38
Osun-24
Kano-22
Nasarawa-21
Abia-19
Edo-19
Akwa Ibom-19
Cross River-10
Delta-9
Benue-8
Ekiti-6
Borno-6
Katsina-4
Bauchi-3
Bayelsa-1
Zamfara-1 pic.twitter.com/fHsxykxGv5

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 17, 2021

Today’s report include:

? 377 community recoveries in Lagos State, 70 in Plateau State & 28 in Benue
? Data from Taraba State reported over the last three days

A breakdown of cases by state via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/GqJ8QipKgt

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 17, 2021