Coronavirus in Nigeria update: 662 new cases of coronavirus confirmed

Nigeria has recorded an additional 662 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, 19 February 2021.

According to the centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 150,908 confirmed. The centre also stated that 127,500 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 1,813 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. This means that the active number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigeria as of Friday night, 19 February is 21,595

Taking to it’s Twitter page, NCDC tweets: “662 cases of #COVID19;

Lagos-167
FCT-116
Ogun-45
Kano-44
Akwa Ibom-35
Edo-34
Rivers-27
Kaduna-23
Osun-23
Kwara-22
Taraba-22
Oyo-20
Ondo-19
Plateau-14
Abia-11
Imo-11
Nasarawa-7
Niger-6
Bayelsa-5
Delta-5
Enugu-3
Ekiti-2
Jigawa-1

150,908 confirmed
127,500 discharged
1,813 deaths”

662 cases of #COVID19;

Lagos-167
FCT-116
Ogun-45
Kano-44
Akwa Ibom-35
Edo-34
Rivers-27
Kaduna-23
Osun-23
Kwara-22
Taraba-22
Oyo-20
Ondo-19
Plateau-14
Abia-11
Imo-11
Nasarawa-7
Niger-6
Bayelsa-5
Delta-5
Enugu-3
Ekiti-2
Jigawa-1

150,908 confirmed
127,500 discharged
1,813 deaths pic.twitter.com/yiOhpPLrB2

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 20, 2021

Our discharges today include community recoveries in Lagos (535), Kaduna (73) and Imo State (69), managed in line with guidelines.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/ZuGdez7F2c

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 20, 2021