By Godswill Odiong
The confirmed cases of Coronavirus pandemic have risen to 139,242 in Nigeria, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC.
It stated: “On the 6th of February 2021, 1588 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
Till date, 139242 cases have been confirmed, 112557 cases have been discharged and 1647 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 1588 new cases are reported from 20 states- Lagos (535), Anambra (218), Oyo (155), FCT (150), Kano (124), Gombe (60), Kaduna (49), Ebonyi (48), Plateau (46), Akwa Ibom (39), Niger (37), Edo (33), Katsina (23), Rivers (18), Taraba (15), Nasarawa (14), Ogun (11), Delta (9), Ekiti (2), and Jigawa (2).”
It added: “A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.’
