COVID-19: Infection Increases By 662, Death Hits 1,813

Nigeria Centre for Diseases Control (NCDC) has recorded a new case of 662 Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, in Nigeria.

NCDC gave the update in its daily record on Friday, February 19.

As presented, Lagos was seen with the highest number of infected cases, which is, 167. Abuja followed suite with a record of 116, and then Ogun, which had 45 infected number of people.

READ ALSO: Australian Open: Naomi Osaka Beats Jennifer Brady To Claim Fourth Grand Slam Title

Kano recorded  44 new cases, while Akwa Ibom 35, leaving Edo with an infected number of 27.

Others include; Kaduna and Osun (23), Kwara and Taraba (22), Oyo (20), Ondo (19), Plateau (14), Abia and Imo (11), Nasarawa (7), Niger (6), Bayelsa and Delta (5), Enugu (3), Ekiti (2) and Jigawa (1).

NCDC through this record showed that the country has summed up to a total number of 150,908 confirmed cases.

However, 677 were discharged, summing the total number of discharged cases to be 127,500.

“Our discharges today include community recoveries in Lagos (535), Kaduna (73) and Imo State (69), managed in line with guidelines,” NCDC said.

662 cases of #COVID19;

Lagos-167
FCT-116
Ogun-45
Kano-44
Akwa Ibom-35
Edo-34
Rivers-27
Kaduna-23
Osun-23
Kwara-22
Taraba-22
Oyo-20
Ondo-19
Plateau-14
Abia-11
Imo-11
Nasarawa-7
Niger-6
Bayelsa-5
Delta-5
Enugu-3
Ekiti-2
Jigawa-1

150,908 confirmed
127,500 discharged
1,813 deaths pic.twitter.com/yiOhpPLrB2

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 20, 2021

Stating the death record, 10 persons were said to have lost their lives from the COVID-19 complications.

© ControlTV 2021.