Nigeria Records 643 Fresh Cases Of Coronavirus

Nigeria Records 643 Fresh Cases Of Coronavirus

As Nigeria battles the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, 643 new cases were recorded on Monday, February 8, 2021.

According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC, Oyo recorded 88 new cases, the highest for the day.

Other states with new cases include 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, and Sokoto-2.

The agency also disclosed that they were 744 community recoveries in Lagos State, 100 in Rivers State, 78 in Plateau State, 72 in Kaduna State and 2 in Benue managed in line with guidelines.

Nigeria now has a total of 140,391 confirmed cases. 114,635 patients have been discharged so far with 1,673 deaths recorded.

See a breakdown of the number of cases per state below;