Nigeria records 571 new confirmed Covid-19 cases, 12 deaths

Five hundred and seventy-one new confirmed Covid-19 cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria, as of the 23rd of February 2021.

Till date, 153,187 cases have been confirmed, 129,943 cases have been discharged and 1,874 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

571 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-170
Ogun-65
FCT-45
Kwara-34
Abia-32
Enugu-32
Kano-25
Oyo-22
Ondo-21
Rivers-19
Kaduna-19
Benue-18
Bayelsa-12
Kebbi-12
Nasarawa-11
Akwa Ibom-9
Delta-8
Ekiti-6
Niger-5
Bauchi-3
Imo-3

153,187 confirmed
129,943 discharged
1,874 deaths pic.twitter.com/9Rfi3fdT2s

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 23, 2021

The 571 new cases are reported from 21 states- Lagos (170), Ogun (65), FCT (45), Kwara (34), Abia (32), Enugu (32), Kano (25), Oyo (22), Ondo (21), Rivers (19), Kaduna (19), Benue (18), Bayelsa (12), Kebbi (12), Nasarawa (11), Akwa Ibom (9), Delta (8), Ekiti (6), Niger (5), Bauchi (3) and Imo (3).

A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.

(Editor: Ifeanyi Mark)