Nigeria records 643 new COVID infections — over 8,000 cases in one week

Nigeria confirmed a total of 643 new coronavirus cases on Monday, signifying a slight increase — 27 percent — over the past 24 hours.

Out of the 643 new infections confirmed across 18 states and the federal capital territory (FCT) in the latest update by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Oyo recorded the highest number of fresh cases with 88 positive samples.

Next on the list was Lagos, the epicentre of the pandemic in Nigeria, which followed closely with 86 new infections,  and Rivers with 55 positive samples.

A breakdown of other states with confirmed cases is as follows: 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), and Sokoto (2).

A total of 8,473 infections have been recorded in the past seven days, while the country’s tally of confirmed cases  across all the states and the FCT, has now exceeded 140,000.

Six new deaths were confirmed on Monday, bringing the total number of fatalities to 1,673.

Meanwhile, according to the NCDC, 1,110 patients were confirmed to have been discharged on Monday, which included 744 community recoveries in Lagos state, 100 in Rivers, 78 in Plateau, 72 in Kaduna, and two in Benue “managed in line with guidelines”.

A total of 114,635 patients have now been discharged across the country, while 24,083 are currently active cases.

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 pic.twitter.com/X3pTXJV5jp

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— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 8, 2021