Coronavirus in Nigeria update: Total number of coronavirus cases hit 140,000

Nigeria has recorded an additional 643 coronavirus cases according to the latest data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The NCDC made the revelation during its nightly update on coronavirus in Nigeria via its Twitter handle on Monday, 8 February 2021.

According to the centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 140,391 confirmed. The centre also stated that 114,635 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 1,673 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. This means that the active number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigeria as of Monday  night, 8 February is 24, 083

Taking to it’s Twitter page, NCDC tweets: “643 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Oyo-88, 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, Sokoto-2,

140,391 confirmed, 114,635 discharged, 1,673 deaths“

643 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Oyo-88
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
Sokoto-2

140,391 confirmed
114,635 discharged
1,673 deaths pic.twitter.com/X3pTXJV5jp

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 8, 2021

Our discharges today include 744 community recoveries in Lagos State, 100 in Rivers State, 78 in Plateau State, 72 in Kaduna State and 2 in Benue State managed in line with guidelines.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/itvgxsctwV

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 8, 2021