{"id":36756,"date":"2021-02-09T16:33:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-09T16:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=36756"},"modified":"2021-02-09T16:29:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T16:29:44","slug":"covid-19-oyo-leads-as-ncdc-reports-643-new-cases-more-deaths-in-18-states-fct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/covid-19-oyo-leads-as-ncdc-reports-643-new-cases-more-deaths-in-18-states-fct","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: Oyo leads as NCDC reports 643 new cases, more deaths in 18 states, FCT"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed 643 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in 18 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The development brings the total number of recorded cases in the country to 140,391.<\/p>\n<p>The health agency, while giving the report on its website last night, indicated that 6 persons died due to COVID-19 complications in the country, bringing the total number of fatalities to 1,673.<\/p>\n<p>NCDC also confirmed the discharge of 996 patients in Lagos, Rivers, Plateau, Kaduna and Benue. No fewer than 114,635 patients have been successfully treated and discharged.<\/p>\n<p>The report reads: \u201c643 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;<\/p>\n<p>Oyo-88<br \/>\nLagos-86<br \/>\nRivers-55<br \/>\nEdo-54<br \/>\nAkwa Ibom-53<br \/>\nAdamawa-52<br \/>\nPlateau-45<br \/>\nKaduna-41<br \/>\nFCT-34<br \/>\nKwara-27<br \/>\nBenue-20<br \/>\nKano-19<br \/>\nDelta-18<br \/>\nNasarawa-16<br \/>\nNiger-15<br \/>\nBayelsa-11<br \/>\nBorno-5<br \/>\nBauchi-2<br \/>\nSokoto-2<br \/>\n140,391 confirmed<br \/>\n114,635 discharged<br \/>\n1,673 deaths<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur discharges today include 744 community recoveries in Lagos State, 100 in Rivers State, 78 in Plateau State, 72 in Kaduna State and 2 in Benue State managed in line with guidelines\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC has confirmed 643 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in 18 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. 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