Health News of Thursday, 4 March 2021
Source: www.mynigeria.com
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.
464 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-131
Kaduna-69
Akwa Ibom-33
Imo-31
Katsina-30
Kano-26
Ondo-23
Yobe-20
FCT-18
Ogun-13
Rivers-12
Kebbi-11
Ekiti-9
Osun-6
Oyo-6
Borno-5
Gombe-5
Plateau-5
Edo-4
Abia-3
Delta-3
Zamfara-1156,963 confirmed
135,831 discharged
1,939 deaths pic.twitter.com/lWqvj3Sw26— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 4, 2021