
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,588 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 139,242.
The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Saturday.
“On the 6th of February 2021, 1588 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“Till date, 139242 cases have been confirmed, 112557 cases have been discharged and 1647 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 1588 new cases are reported from 20 states- Lagos (535), Anambra (218), Oyo (155), FCT (150), Kano (124), Gombe (60), Kaduna (49), Ebonyi (48), Plateau (46), Akwa Ibom (39), Niger (37), Edo (33), Katsina (23), Rivers (18), Taraba (15), Nasarawa (14), Ogun (11), Delta (9), Ekiti (2), and Jigawa (2),” the NCDC said.
See the breakdown of cases by state below;
Confirmed Cases by State
States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lagos | 51,663 | 6,439 | 44,889 | 335 |
FCT | 17,796 | 6,204 | 11,465 | 127 |
Plateau | 8,297 | 458 | 7,783 | 56 |
Kaduna | 7,804 | 280 | 7,467 | 57 |
Oyo | 5,900 | 1,654 | 4,157 | 89 |
Rivers | 5,706 | 726 | 4,894 | 86 |
Edo | 3,993 | 702 | 3,147 | 144 |
Ogun | 3,553 | 431 | 3,078 | 44 |
Kano | 3,300 | 407 | 2,803 | 90 |
Ondo | 2,416 | 285 | 2,080 | 51 |
Delta | 2,396 | 600 | 1,744 | 52 |
Kwara | 2,069 | 474 | 1,554 | 41 |
Nasarawa | 1,970 | 1,584 | 373 | 13 |
Katsina | 1,901 | 32 | 1,842 | 27 |
Enugu | 1,829 | 297 | 1,511 | 21 |
Osun | 1,794 | 498 | 1,263 | 33 |
Gombe | 1,770 | 187 | 1,541 | 42 |
Ebonyi | 1,540 | 241 | 1,269 | 30 |
Abia | 1,338 | 113 | 1,212 | 13 |
Anambra | 1,271 | 918 | 334 | 19 |
Imo | 1,194 | 266 | 910 | 18 |
Bauchi | 1,164 | 3 | 1,144 | 17 |
Akwa Ibom | 1,090 | 502 | 574 | 14 |
Borno | 1,040 | 153 | 850 | 37 |
Benue | 917 | 350 | 546 | 21 |
Niger | 847 | 416 | 417 | 14 |
Sokoto | 759 | 21 | 712 | 26 |
Bayelsa | 695 | 35 | 636 | 24 |
Adamawa | 673 | 405 | 240 | 28 |
Ekiti | 634 | 131 | 494 | 9 |
Taraba | 496 | 102 | 379 | 15 |
Jigawa | 484 | 72 | 401 | 11 |
Kebbi | 270 | 4 | 253 | 13 |
Yobe | 241 | 34 | 199 | 8 |
Zamfara | 215 | 12 | 195 | 8 |
Cross River | 212 | 2 | 198 | 12 |
Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
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