Coronavirus in Nigeria update: 479 new cases confirmed

Nigeria has recorded an additional 479 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 Tuesday, 2 March 2021.

According to the center, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 156,496 confirmed. The center also stated that 134,551 COVID-19 patients have recovered and have been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 1,923 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. This means that the active number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigeria as of Tuesday night, 2 March is 20,198.

Taking to its Twitter page, NCDC announced: “479 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-153 Enugu-75 Rivers-50 FCT-40 Kaduna-18 Ebonyi-17 Plateau-17 Edo-17 Borno-16 Oyo-12 Kano-11 Abia-10 Cross River-10 Taraba-9 Nasarawa-7 Bauchi-4 Bayelsa-3 Delta-3 Ekiti-2 Niger-2 Ogun-2 Akwa Ibom-1

156,496 confirmed

134,551 discharged

1,923 deaths”

479 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-153
Enugu-75
Rivers-50
FCT-40
Kaduna-18
Ebonyi-17
Plateau-17
Edo-17
Borno-16
Oyo-12
Kano-11
Abia-10
Cross River-10
Taraba-9
Nasarawa-7
Bauchi-4
Bayelsa-3
Delta-3
Ekiti-2
Niger-2
Ogun-2
Akwa Ibom-1 pic.twitter.com/Vykyqt12Ei

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 2, 2021

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/rfg7jzpXvF

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 2, 2021