643 new cases of coronavirus recorded in Nigeria

A total of 643 new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Nigeria on Monday, February 8, 2021.

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC stated that Oyo state recorded 88 new cases, the highest for the day beating Lagos and Abuja.

Other states with new cases include Lagos-86, Rivers-55, Edo-54, Akwa Ibom-53, Adamawa-52, Plateau-45, Kaduna-41, FCT-34, Kwara-27, Benue-20, Kano-19, Delta-18, Nasarawa-16, Niger-15, Bayelsa-11, Borno-5, Bauchi-2, and Sokoto-2 respectively.

The agency also disclosed that they were 744 community recoveries in Lagos State, 100 in Rivers State, 78 in Plateau State, 72 in Kaduna State and 2 in Benue managed in line with guidelines.

Nigeria has so far recorded a total of 140,391 confirmed cases. 114,635 patients have also been discharged with 1,673 deaths recorded.