Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 216 new cases of coronavirus in the country.
The agency in its latest update said the new infections were recorded in eight states of the federation on Sunday.
The NCDC listed the eight states where the 216 new infections were recorded to include Lagos, 108, Akwa Ibom-96, Oyo-four, Rivers- three, Edo-two, and Ekiti, Kano, and Osun recorded a case each.
With these new figures, it brings the total infections in the country to 171, 111, while 164, 789 cases have been discharged and 2,132 deaths recorded.
The authorities have also raised concerns over the rising figures of confirmed cases, stressing that Nigeria had begun to see other strains of the virus such as the B.1.617.2, also known as the Delta Variant.
See the breakdown of cases according to states below:
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 62,155 | 3,184 | 58,515 | 456 |
| FCT | 19,944 | 35 | 19,741 | 168 |
| Kaduna | 9,127 | 4 | 9,058 | 65 |
| Plateau | 9,070 | 5 | 9,008 | 57 |
| Rivers | 7,514 | 124 | 7,288 | 102 |
| Oyo | 6,972 | 92 | 6,752 | 128 |
| Edo | 4,916 | 6 | 4,725 | 185 |
| Ogun | 4,736 | 36 | 4,647 | 53 |
| Kano | 4,008 | 2 | 3,896 | 110 |
| Ondo | 3,524 | 45 | 3,413 | 66 |
| Kwara | 3,162 | 39 | 3,068 | 55 |
| Delta | 2,663 | 35 | 2,556 | 72 |
| Osun | 2,579 | 7 | 2,520 | 52 |
| Enugu | 2,484 | 20 | 2,435 | 29 |
| Nasarawa | 2,385 | 1 | 2,345 | 39 |
| Akwa Ibom | 2,248 | 310 | 1,917 | 21 |
| Gombe | 2,119 | 6 | 2,069 | 44 |
| Katsina | 2,114 | 25 | 2,055 | 34 |
| Ebonyi | 2,039 | 5 | 2,002 | 32 |
| Anambra | 1,909 | 64 | 1,826 | 19 |
| Abia | 1,700 | -1 | 1,679 | 22 |
| Imo | 1,661 | 0 | 1,624 | 37 |
| Bauchi | 1,549 | 0 | 1,532 | 17 |
| Benue | 1,366 | 15 | 1,327 | 24 |
| Borno | 1,344 | 1 | 1,305 | 38 |
| Adamawa | 1,134 | 4 | 1,098 | 32 |
| Taraba | 1,001 | 0 | 977 | 24 |
| Niger | 935 | 5 | 913 | 17 |
| Ekiti | 919 | 41 | 867 | 11 |
| Bayelsa | 908 | 2 | 880 | 26 |
| Sokoto | 786 | 11 | 747 | 28 |
| Jigawa | 538 | 10 | 512 | 16 |
| Yobe | 499 | 0 | 490 | 9 |
| Kebbi | 450 | 42 | 392 | 16 |
| Cross River | 404 | 2 | 384 | 18 |
| Zamfara | 244 | 3 | 233 | 8 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
