Coronavirus in Nigeria update: 574 new cases of coronavirus confirmed

Nigeria has recorded an additional 574 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, 15 February 2021.

According to the Centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 146,928 confirmed. The Centre also stated that 123,009 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 1,761 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. This means that the active number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigeria as of the night of Monday, 15 February is 22,158.

Taking to it’s Twitter page, NCDC tweets: “574 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Kwara- 98
Lagos- 81
Edo- 59
Ondo- 44
FCT- 41
Kano- 34
Ogun- 33
Kaduna- 29
Osun- 28
Enugu- 23
Rivers- 18
Delta-16
Akwa Ibom-15
Bauchi-12
Imo-10
Borno-8
Niger-8
Kebbi-7
Nasarawa-5
Gombe-3
Ekiti-2

146,928 confirmed
123,009 discharged
1,761 deaths”

574 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Kwara- 98
Lagos- 81
Edo- 59
Ondo- 44
FCT- 41
Kano- 34
Ogun- 33
Kaduna- 29
Osun- 28
Enugu- 23
Rivers- 18
Delta-16
Akwa Ibom-15
Bauchi-12
Imo-10
Borno-8
Niger-8
Kebbi-7
Nasarawa-5
Gombe-3
Ekiti-2

146,928 confirmed
123,009 discharged
1,761 deaths pic.twitter.com/zEo83fdw53

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 15, 2021

Our discharges today includes community recoveries in Oyo (1,198), Lagos (227) and Kwara State (53), managed in line with guidelines.

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

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 15, 2021