Nigeria has recorded 571 new cases of COVID-19. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on its verified Twitter handle yesterday, February 23, 2021. Therefore, the total number of infections in Nigeria is 153,187. Furthermore, there are now 129,943 discharged cases. Meanwhile, the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory have recorded 1,874 deaths.
Breakdown of the 521 new cases reported from 21 states; Lagos-170 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 Imo-3
