Oyo tops as Nigeria COVID-19 cases hit 140,391

Oyo state, on Monday, recorded the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in Nigeria.

The state recorded 88 new cases and was followed by Lagos state which recorded 86 cases.

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its daily update on Monday, February 8, 2021, a total of 643 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in 18 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

This development brought the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to 140,391, while 114,635 patients have been discharged so far with 1,673 deaths recorded.

 

Other states with new cases include, 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.

NCDC 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.