Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 187 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria.
Gistlover reports that the new cases were reported in a post on the disease control agency’s Twitter handle on Wednesday night, March 17, 2021.
The newly reported cases bring the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to 161,261 which includes 146,395 discharged cases and 2,027 deaths.
Below is the breakdown of the latest cases according to states:
Lagos-42
Taraba-29
Edo-17
Abia-13
Rivers-11
Kaduna-10
Katsina-9
Oyo-9
Kwara-7
Plateau-7
Ondo-5
Bayelsa-4
Cross River-4
Ogun-4
Osun-4
Akwa Ibom-3
Borno-3
Nasarawa-3.
