“180 In Adamawa, 141 In Lagos” – Nigeria Records 708 New COVID-19 Cases As Total Hits 157,671

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 708 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 157,671.

The NCDC made this known on Thursday night via its official Twitter handle, where it disclosed that the new cases were recorded in 21 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

“On the 4th of March 2021, 708 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria,” the NCDC said.

“The 709 new cases are reported from 21 states – Adamawa (180), Lagos (141), Ondo (60), Anambra (54), Rivers (41), Taraba (33), Edo (30), Abia (22), Kaduna (22), FCT (21), Akwa Ibom (20), Kano (20), Plateau (11), Ekiti (10), Kebbi (10), Nasarawa (10), Bayelsa (7), Ogun (5), Osun (5), Oyo (5), and Gombe (1).

“Till date, 157671 cases have been confirmed, 136335 cases have been discharged and 1951 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”

See the breakdown of cases by state below;

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/PI4rPlzfCh

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 5, 2021