[News] 571 new cases of COVID19 recorded in Nigeria

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDChas said that 571 new cases of #COVID19 were recorded in Nigeria on Tuesday, February 23.

According to agency, Lagos recorded 170 fresh cases.

Other states with new cases include 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.

Nigeria now has 153,187 confirmed cases of the viral disease.

129,943 patients have been successfully treated and discharged. 1,874 deaths have been recorded from the disease.

See a breakdown of the number of cases per states below..