Nigeria has recorded an additional 521 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 Sunday, 21 February 2021.
According to the centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 152,074 confirmed. The centre also stated that 128,619 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.
Meanwhile, 1,839 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. This means that the active number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigeria as of Sunday night, 21st February is 21,616
Taking to it’s Twitter page, NCDC tweets: “521 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-166
Ogun-52
Rivers-47
Adamawa-37
Ebonyi-37
Akwa Ibom-25
Osun-21
Bayelsa-18
Kaduna-17
Oyo-16
FCT-15
Ekiti-14
Kano-12
Edo-12
Borno-9
Yobe-8
Ondo-6
Nasarawa-4
Bauchi-2
Kwara-3
152,074 confirmed
128,619 discharged
1,839 deaths”
