Nigeria Records 1,588 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 139,242 With 1,647 Deaths

Nigeria on Saturday, February 6, 2021, recorded 1,588 new COVID-19 infections, which take the total confirmed cases in the country to 139,242.

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the fresh cases were recorded in 19 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The Centre for Disease Control further disclosed that 15 persons died of COVID-19 complications while 2,108 persons recovered and were discharged from various isolation centres across the country on Saturday.

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“Our discharges today include 498 community recoveries in Lagos State, 64 in Kano State and 54 in Plateau State managed in line with guidelines.”

A State-by-State breakdown revealed the following; Lagos (535), Anambra (218), Oyo (155), FCT (150), Kano (124), Gombe (60), Kaduna (49), Ebonyi (48), Plateau (46), Akwa Ibom (39), Niger (37), Edo (33), Katsina (23), Rivers (18), Taraba (15), Nasarawa (14), Ogun (11), Delta (9), Ekiti (2), and Jigawa (2).

1,588 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-535
Anambra-218
Oyo-155
FCT-150
Kano-124
Gombe-60
Kaduna-49
Ebonyi-48
Plateau 46
Akwa Ibom-39
Niger-37
Edo-33
Katsina-23
Rivers-18
Taraba-15
Nasarawa-14
Ogun-11
Delta-9
Ekiti-2
Jigawa-2

139,242 confirmed
112,557 discharged
1,647 deaths pic.twitter.com/odpbIfC9ss

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 6, 2021

Currently, Nigeria’s confirmed COVID-19 cases stand at 139,242; 112,557 recoveries, 1,647 fatalities and 25,038 active cases.

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