{"id":37411,"date":"2021-02-19T17:12:17","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T17:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=37411"},"modified":"2021-02-19T17:09:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T17:09:36","slug":"covid-19-ncdc-announces-877-fresh-cases-16-deaths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/covid-19-ncdc-announces-877-fresh-cases-16-deaths","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: NCDC announces 877 fresh cases, 16 deaths"},"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 Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 877 fresh cases of COVID-19 in 25 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The new data brings the total number of recorded infection in the country to 150,246.<\/p>\n<p>The health agency made the confirmation on Thursday night via an update on its official website.<\/p>\n<p>According to the new data, 16 new deaths were also recorded in the last 24-hour, as total fatality jumped to 1,803.<\/p>\n<p>NCDC also confirmed the recovery and discharge of 366 patients in Lagos and Kwara States. About 126,417 patients have been successfully treated since the outbreak in February 2020.<br \/>\n1,803 deaths.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur discharges today include 275 community recoveries in Lagos State and 91 community recoveries in Kwara State managed in line with guidelines.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 877 fresh cases of COVID-19 in 25 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The new data brings the total number of recorded infection in the country to 150,246. 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