COVID-19: Nigeria Records 655 New Cases, 11 Deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday February 24, 2021 announced six hundred and fifty-five (655) confirmed new cases of coronavirus also known as COVID-19 in the country.

The virus also claimed eleven (11) lives on Wednesday.

“Today’s report include:

297 community recoveries in Lagos State and 93 community recoveries in Edo State managed in line with guidelines

Data from Edo State recorded over the last two days” NCDC tweeted.

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As at Wednesday February 24, 2021, there are 21,139 active cases in Nigeria.

655 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Confirmed Cases:

153,842

Discharged:

130,818

Deaths:

1,885

Breakdown of cases by state;

Lagos-240

Ogun-88

Rivers-56

FCT-51

Kaduna-43

Kano-25

Plateau-21

Taraba-19

Edo-17

Abia15

Delta-13

Nasarawa-11

Akwa Ibom-10

Kwara-10

Oyo-10

Kebbi-9

Borno-5

Bayelsa-4

Gombe-4

Ekiti-2

Osun-2

Today’s report include:

✅297 community recoveries in Lagos State and 93 community recoveries in Edo State managed in line with guidelines
✅Data from Edo State recorded over the last two days

A breakdown of cases by state via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/pYtApK8Lir
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 24, 2021

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