Nigeria has recorded an additional 643 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, 8 February 2021.
According to the centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 140,391 confirmed. The centre also stated that 114,635 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.
Meanwhile, 1,673 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. This means that the active number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigeria as of Monday night, 8 February is 24, 083
Taking to it’s Twitter page, NCDC tweets: “643 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Oyo-88, Lagos-86, Rivers-55, Edo-54, Akwa Ibom-53, Adamawa-52, Plateau-45, Kaduna-41, FCT-34, Kwara-27, Benue-20, Kano-19, Delta-18, Nasarawa-16, Niger-15, Bayelsa-11, Borno-5, Bauchi-2, Sokoto-2,
140,391 confirmed, 114,635 discharged, 1,673 deaths“
643 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
