The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) has announced 187 new cases of coronavirus and 11 deaths.
The cases were reported in 18 states, while the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) confirmed no new infection.
From the figures released by the Agency on Tuesday, Lagos topped the list of states with new infections, reporting 42 fresh cases.
It was followed by Taraba, Edo, Abia, and Rivers where 29, 17, 13 and 11 new cases were reported.
Others included are Kaduna-10, Katsina-nine, Oyo-nine , Kwara-seven, Plateau-seven, Ondo-five, Bayelsa-four, Cross river-four, ogun – four, Osun- four, Akwa Ibom-three, Borno-three and Nasarawa- three
This brings the total infectious case to 161, 261 and 146, 395 people have been discharged while 2, 027 deaths recorded
187 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-42
Taraba-29
Edo-17
Abia-13
Rivers-11
Kaduna-10
Katsina-9
Oyo-9
Kwara-7
Plateau-7
Ondo-5
Bayelsa-4
Cross River-4
Ogun-4
Osun-4
Akwa Ibom-3
Borno-3
Nasarawa-3
161,261 confirmed
146,395 discharged
2,027 deaths pic.twitter.com/WMn2YKZBCK
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) March 17, 2021
