{"id":37492,"date":"2021-02-20T12:46:12","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T12:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=37492"},"modified":"2021-02-20T11:39:26","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T11:39:26","slug":"nigeria-records-662-fresh-covid-19-cases-as-toll-hits-150246","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/nigeria-records-662-fresh-covid-19-cases-as-toll-hits-150246","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria records 662 fresh COVID-19 cases as toll hits 150,246"},"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 662 fresh cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of recorded infection in the country to 150,246.<\/p>\n<p>The public health agency made the announcement on Friday night while giving an update on its official website.<\/p>\n<p>According to the new figure published on its website, the country has also recorded 10 new fatalities due to COVID-19 complications. Total number of deaths has risen to 1,813.<\/p>\n<p>The agency also announced 677 community recoveries in Lagos, Kaduna and Imo States. So far, no fewer than 127,500 patients have been successfully treated and recovered from the dreaded virus.<\/p>\n<p>The report reads: \u201c662 cases of #COVID-19;<\/p>\n<p>Lagos-167<br \/>\nFCT-116<br \/>\nOgun-45<br \/>\nKano-44<br \/>\nAkwa Ibom-35<br \/>\nEdo-34<br \/>\nRivers-27<br \/>\nKaduna-23<br \/>\nOsun-23<br \/>\nKwara-22<br \/>\nTaraba-22<br \/>\nOyo-20<br \/>\nOndo-19<br \/>\nPlateau-14<br \/>\nAbia-11<br \/>\nImo-11<br \/>\nNasarawa-7<br \/>\nNiger-6<br \/>\nBayelsa-5<br \/>\nDelta-5<br \/>\nEnugu-3<br \/>\nEkiti-2<br \/>\nJigawa-1<\/p>\n<p>150,908 confirmed<br \/>\n127,500 discharged<br \/>\n1,813 deaths<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur discharges today include community recoveries in Lagos (535), Kaduna (73) and Imo State (69), 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 662 fresh cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of recorded infection in the country to 150,246. The public health agency made the announcement on Friday night while giving an update on its official website. 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