The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 1,005 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 144,521.
The NCDC made this known on Friday night via its official Twitter handle where it disclosed that the new cases were recorded in 19 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
“On the 12th of February 2021, 1005 new confirmed cases and 24 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“The 1005 new cases are reported from 19 states- Lagos (204), Kwara (155), Oyo (124), Plateau (80), FCT (75), Edo (56), Osun (48), Ondo (41), Kaduna (40), Rivers (40), Taraba (35), Borno (32), Ekiti (21), Ogun (20), Kano (14), Bayelsa (8), Delta (7), Bauchi (3) and Jigawa (2).
“Till date, 144521 cases have been confirmed, 118866 cases have been discharged and 1734 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”
See the breakdown of cases by state below:
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