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Health News of Thursday, 4 March 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Coronavirus: Nigeria records 464 new cases as death toll edges closer to 2,000

Coronavirus death toll edges closer to 2,000 Coronavirus death toll edges closer to 2,000

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control has disclosed that 464 more Nigerians have been affected by the novel coronavirus while the death toll edges closer to 2,000.

According to the health agency the country recorded new cases below the 500 mark for the sixth consecutive day.

In an early-morning tweet on Thursday, the NCDC which is responsible for the management of disease outbreaks in Nigeria noted that the new cases were recorded in 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), according to Channels TV.

Of the states, Lagos was the only place where cases above the 100 mark were reported – 131, followed by Kaduna, Akwa Ibom, and Imo where 69, 33, and 31 more infections were reported.

Other states were Katsina – 30, Kano – 26, Ondo – 23, Yobe – 20, FCT – 18, Ogun – 13, Rivers – 12, Kebbi – 11, Ekiti – nine, Osun – six, Oyo – six, Borno – five, Gombe – five, Plateau – five, Edo – four. Abia – three, Delta – three, and Zamfara – one.





According to the health agency, the country recorded 16 more fatalities on Wednesday, raising the death toll from the disease to 1,939.

On the other hand, the nation’s discharged figure has continued to increase following the recovery of 1,280 more patients, Channels TV reports.

Data from the NCDC revealed that Nigeria has confirmed a total of 156,963 cases with 135,831 cases discharged across the 36 states and the FCT.

As of 9am on March 4, 2021, the country has tested 1,544,008 samples while 19,212 cases are active.