NCDC Reports 676 New Cases Of COVID-19 In Nigeria

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed six hundred and seventy-six (676) new cases of Coronavirus disease infection in Nigeria.

Naija News understands that the health agency confirmed the new cases of COVID-19 infection for Monday, February 1 in a post on its official Twitter handle at exactly 12:06 Am on Tuesday morning, February 2, 2021.

The newly reported cases bring the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to 131,918 which includes 106,275 discharged cases and 1,607 deaths.

Below is the breakdown of the latest cases according to states with Lagos State having the highest number of cases followed by Rivers State.

Lagos-227
Rivers-73
Niger-69
Plateau-56
FCT-50
Kano-44
Oyo-43
Ogun-27
Gombe-18
Ondo-15
Enugu-10
Osun-10
Cross River-8
Edo-8
Nasarawa-7
Bauchi-4
Kaduna-3
Ekiti-2
Zamfara-2

676 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-227
Rivers-73
Niger-69
Plateau-56
FCT-50
Kano-44
Oyo-43
Ogun-27
Gombe-18
Ondo-15
Enugu-10
Osun-10
Cross River-8
Edo-8
Nasarawa-7
Bauchi-4
Kaduna-3
Ekiti-2
Zamfara-2

131,918 confirmed
106,275 discharged
1,607 deaths pic.twitter.com/QmFvdhJHmA

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 1, 2021

Meanwhile, Africa’s most affected country with cases of dreaded COVID-19 disease, South Africa has reportedly received its first batch of the novel virus remedy.

Naija News reports that South Africa received its first shipment of the vaccine on Monday, February 1 ahead of Nigeria.