{"id":37896,"date":"2021-02-26T18:42:31","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T18:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=37896"},"modified":"2021-02-26T17:41:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T17:41:52","slug":"ncdc-announces-634-fresh-covid-19-cases-in-22-states-fct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ncdc-announces-634-fresh-covid-19-cases-in-22-states-fct","title":{"rendered":"NCDC announces 634 fresh COVID-19 cases in 22 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 Center for Disease Control, NCDC, has confirmed 634 more cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in 22 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>The development brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 154,476.<\/p>\n<p>The health agency made the confirmation on Thursday night while giving the daily report on its official website.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, about six patients died of COVID-19 complication in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of recorded fatalities to 1,891.<\/p>\n<p>The report reads: \u201c634 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;<\/p>\n<p>Lagos-259<br \/>\nOsun-45<br \/>\nEdo-38<br \/>\nOgun-35<br \/>\nFCT-33<br \/>\nAnambra-26<br \/>\nImo-24<br \/>\nOndo-24<br \/>\nAkwa Ibom-20<br \/>\nPlateau-20<br \/>\nAbia-19<br \/>\nKaduna-19<br \/>\nEbonyi-17<br \/>\nBorno-10<br \/>\nRivers-10<br \/>\nKano-9<br \/>\nDelta-8<br \/>\nKebbi-7<br \/>\nNasarawa-4<br \/>\nOyo-3<br \/>\nEnugu-2<br \/>\nEkiti-2<\/p>\n<p>154,476 confirmed<br \/>\n131,699 discharged<br \/>\n1,891 deaths<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur discharges today include 236 community recoveries in Lagos State and 79 community recoveries in Imo State managed in line with guidelines\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. 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