Nigeria Records 1,056 Fresh Cases of COVID-19 With More Deaths
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 21 fatalities due to COVID-19 complications as the total number of deaths jumps to 1,694
Joy Kalu 
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 1,056 new cases of coronavirus, (COVID-19) in 21 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
The development brings the total number of confirmed infections in the country so far to 141, 447.
The health agency made the announcement on Tuesday night while giving its daily report on its website.
NCDC also confirmed 21 fatalities due to COVID-19 complications as the total number of deaths has jumped to 1,694.
The report reads: ''On the 9th of February 2021, 1056 new confirmed cases and 21 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
''Till date, 141447 cases have been confirmed, 115755 cases have been discharged and 1694 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The 1056 new cases are reported from 22 states- Lagos (214), Osun (120), FCT (116), Plateau (88), Ebonyi (75), Kwara (73), Gombe (70), Ondo (57), Rivers (47), Akwa Ibom (38), Edo (25), Oyo (23), Kano (22), Delta (19) Katsina (18), Borno (16), Nasarawa (13), Ekiti (8), Ogun (8), Bauchi (4), Benue(1) and Jigawa (1).
Joy Kalu/ Nigeria
