Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 399 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of infections in the country to 160,332.
NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Friday with Lagos State recording 101, Anambra 96, Edo 50, Abia 29, Imo 28, Ogun 19, Akwa Ibom 16, Kaduna 13. FCT seven, Bayelsa, Kano and Oyo, six each.
Delta and Rivers had five each, Nasarawa four, Ebonyi and Osun had three each and Gombe, two.
399 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-101
Anambra-96
Edo-50
Abia-29
Imo-28
Ogun-19
Akwa Ibom-16
Kaduna-13
FCT-7
Bayelsa-6
Kano-6
Oyo-6
Delta-5
Rivers-5
Nasarawa-4
Ebonyi-3
Osun-3
Gombe-2160,332 confirmed
144,059 discharged
2,009 deaths pic.twitter.com/9pjRxllgPF— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 12, 2021
As at March 13, the country has tested 1,601,396 people since the first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic was announced on February 27, 2020.
The health agency reported eight COVID-19 deaths, raising the total fatalities in the country to 2009.
It stated that the new infections were registered in 17 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the last 24 hours.
The health agency noted that a total of 1,655 people were discharged within the last 24 hours across the country after testing negative to coronavirus.
According to NCDC, these include 831 community recoveries in the FCT and 169 in Lagos State, all managed in line with set guidelines.
NCDC stated that there were now 14,264 active cases of COVID-19 across the country, down from 15,528 recorded on Thursday.
Our discharges today include 831 community recoveries in FCT and 169 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/OT5GqTCxOY
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 12, 2021
Meanwhile, the agency revealed that a multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, had continued to coordinate the national response activities in the country.
