Nigeria has recorded an additional 708 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 Thursday, 4 March 2021.
According to the center, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 157,671 confirmed. The center also stated that 136,335 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, 1,951 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. This means that the active number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigeria as of Thursday night, 4 March is 19,385.
Taking to its Twitter page, NCDC announced: “708 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria Adamawa-180 Lagos-141 Ondo-60 Anambra-54 Rivers-41 Taraba-33 Edo-30 Abia-22 Kaduna-22 FCT-21 Akwa Ibom-20 Kano-20 Plateau-11 Ekiti-10 Kebbi-10 Nasarawa-10 Bayelsa-7 Ogun-5 Osun-5 Oyo-5 Gombe-1
157,671 confirmed
136,335 discharged
