Coronavirus: 15 die in Lagos, as total death rises to 1862 in Nigeria

ON Monday February 22, 2021; 542 new cases of Coronavirus were confirmed, more COVID deaths were recorded with Lagos recording 15 of the 23 reported deaths across the country.

According to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, total deaths in Nigeria have increased to 1862, from 1839 on Sunday. Death in Lagos now rise to 399. The other eight deaths reported on Monday occurred in FCT, Abuja, Kano, Osun Kawa and Sokoto.

Osun recorded three fatalities to increase its death toll to 48. The FCT death toll also rises to 142, with two new deaths. Kano, Sokoto and Kwara recorded one fatality each. Kano, the most populated state in Northern Nigeria, now has a death toll of 103, the fifth highest after Lagos 399, Edo 158, FCT 142, Oyo 106.

Although, more victims of the Coronavirus are dying, yet confirmed cases are reducing for the fifth day running.

After February 16, when cases hit 1,572, the numbers have been reducing.

On 17 February, 869 cases were recorded, on 18 February, the figure marginally went up to 877.

On February 19, the cases recorded reduced to 662 and on 20 February, the cases fell to 645.

Cases marginally also increased from 521 on Sunday to 542 on Monday.

The NCDC stated that 152,616 cases have been confirmed, 129,300 cases have been successfully treated and discharged, while 1862 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The 542 new cases reported from 21 states are: Lagos (99), Kwara (91), Ebonyi (48), Ogun (44), Kaduna (42), Oyo (33), Ondo (25), FCT (24), Kebbi (23), Osun (20), Ekiti (17), Nasarawa (12), Imo (11), Delta (10), Gombe (9), Kano (8), Katsina (7), Rivers (7), Edo (5), Plateau (4) and Bauchi (3).

1,172,234 Samples tested; 112004 cases have been confirmed, 89939 cases have been successfully treated and discharged and 1449 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

COVID-19 NIGERIA

Tuesday 3:12 am 23 Feb 2021

Samples Tested

1,489,103

Confirmed Cases

152,616

Active Cases

21,363

Discharged Cases

129,391

Death

1,862

Confirmed Cases by States

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Cases (on admission)	No. Discharged	No. of Deaths
Lagos	54,712	2,233	52,080	399
FCT	19,019	7,117	11,760	142
Plateau	8,833	134	8,642	57
Kaduna	8,360	247	8,053	60
Oyo	6,676	996	5,574	106
Rivers	6,323	386	5,845	92
Edo	4,474	669	3,647	158
Ogun	4,124	617	3,461	46
Kano	3,666	176	3,387	103
Ondo	2,923	786	2,080	57
Kwara	2,831	723	2,059	49
Delta	2,518	710	1,744	64
Osun	2,324	525	1,751	48
Nasarawa	2,186	1,800	373	13
Katsina	2,029	32	1,970	27
Gombe	2,027	102	1,882	43
Enugu	1,966	123	1,814	29
Ebonyi	1,839	300	1,508	31
Anambra	1,615	500	1,096	19
Abia	1,440	62	1,360	18
Imo	1,437	227	1,184	26
Akwa Ibom	1,420	692	714	14
Borno	1,242	272	932	38
Bauchi	1,218	5	1,196	17
Benue	1,170	568	580	22
Niger	907	473	417	17
Ekiti	771	115	647	9
Sokoto	768	2	738	28
Adamawa	762	470	264	28
Bayelsa	751	19	706	26
Taraba	693	138	535	20
Jigawa	496	56	429	11
Kebbi	337	43	280	14
Yobe	268	17	242	9
Cross River	267	32	223	12
Zamfara	219	-4	215	8
Kogi	5	0	3	2