The spread of novel Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria continues to record significant increases as the latest statistics provided by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control reveal Nigeria now has 161,868 confirmed cases.
On the 22nd of March 2021, 131 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria.
To date, 161,868 cases have been confirmed, 148,125 cases have been discharged and 2,030 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
A total of 1.68 million tests have been carried out as of March 20th, 2021 compared to 1.6 million tests a day earlier.
COVID-19 Case Updates- 22nd March 2021,
- Total Number of Cases – 161,868
- Total Number Discharged – 148,125
- Total Deaths – 2,030
- Total Tests Carried out – 1,684,305
According to the NCDC, the 86 new cases are reported from 14 states- Lagos (64z), Rivers (12), Kaduna (11), Plateau (9), Jigawa (8), Bayelsa (6), Ondo (5), Ebonyi (4), FCT (4), Osun (4), Borno (1), Kano (1), Ogun (1), Oyo (1).
Meanwhile, the latest numbers bring Lagos state total confirmed cases to 57,210, followed by Abuja (19,525), Plateau (9,006), Kaduna (8,848), Rivers (6,852), Oyo (6,823), Edo (4,867), Ogun (4,610), Kano (3,881), Ondo (3,129), Kwara (3,067), Delta (2,597), Osun (2,506), Nasarawa (2,315), Enugu (2,221), Katsina (2,082), Gombe (2,025), Ebonyi (1,976), Anambra (1,909), Akwa Ibom (1,733), and Abia (1,649).
Imo State has recorded 1,639 cases, Bauchi (1,482), Borno (1,324), Benue (1,188), Adamawa (942), Niger (930), Taraba (910), Ekiti (857), Bayelsa (863), Sokoto (773), Jigawa (501), Kebbi (438), Cross River (357), Yobe (293), Zamfara (231), while Kogi state has recorded 5 cases only.
