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Anambra, Oyo lead as Nigeria records 1368 new COVID-19 cases

by Sodiq Lawal Chocomilo
February 17, 2021
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NCDC Confirms 86 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 627
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Nigeria has recorded 1368 new cases of the deadly virus codenamed COVID-19 in 26 states and the federal capital territory, Abuja.

This was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in its daily update for Tuesday, February 16.

According to the centre, Anambra recorded 344 fresh cases, the highest for the day.

Other states with fresh cases include Oyo-172, FCT-148, Benue-107, Rivers-95, Ogun-59, Ondo-56, Ebonyi-53, Kaduna-52, Plateau-46, Kwara-36, Enugu-30, Akwa Ibom-26, Osun-22, Edo-20, Abia-17, Kano-16, Borno-15, Cross River-10, Delta-8, Gombe-8, Imo-7, Ekiti-5, Sokoto-4, Jigawa-3, Bayelsa-3, Nasarawa-3 and Zamfara-3.

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Nigeria now has 148, 296 confirmed cases of the disease. 124, 483 patients have been treated and discharged while 1, 777 deaths have been registered.

In other news, WITHIN NIGERIA reported that Nigeria has recorded 29 cases of the B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant within its borders, NCDC said on Monday.

The B.1.1.7 COVID-19 variant was first detected in the United Kingdom and has since spread to other parts of the world.

The Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Chikwe Iheakwazu, while speaking at the Monday briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, said the new variant has spread across six states in Nigeria.

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