Coronavirus in Nigeria update: 1,624 new cases of coronavirus confirmed

Nigeria has recorded an additional 1,624 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 Friday, 5 February 2021.

According to the centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 137, 654 confirmed. The centre also stated that 111,639 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 1,641 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. This means that the active number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigeria as of Friday night, 5 February is 24,374.

Taking to it’s Twitter page, NCDC tweets: “1,624 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-535
Plateau-183
Osun-98
Akwa Ibom-85
FCT-83
Ondo-77
Nasarawa-72
Edo-69
Oyo-63
Rivers-52
Taraba-48
Ogun-44
Borno-31
Kwara-31
Ekiti-30
Benue-25
Kano-21
Niger-21
Kaduna-18
Abia-15
Delta-10
Bayelsa-7
Zamfara-6″

1,624 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-535
Plateau-183
Osun-98
Akwa Ibom-85
FCT-83
Ondo-77
Nasarawa-72
Edo-69
Oyo-63
Rivers-52
Taraba-48
Ogun-44
Borno-31
Kwara-31
Ekiti-30
Benue-25
Kano-21
Niger-21
Kaduna-18
Abia-15
Delta-10
Bayelsa-7
Zamfara-6 pic.twitter.com/xVzBet2jOB

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 5, 2021

Our discharges today include 831 community recoveries in Lagos State and 85 in Kaduna State managed in line with guidelines.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/zfw2iVLZP8

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 5, 2021