Benue records 20 new cases of coronavirus

Benue State has recorded 20 new cases of coronavirus.

This was made known by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC.

With this, Benue has so far recorded 937 cases of the viral disease.

NCDC confirmed 643 new cases of COVID-19 .

The NCDC said 1110 COVID-19 victims were discharged and it has recorded 6 deaths across the country.

NCDC while announcing this via its twitter handle reveal that a total of 140391 cases have been confirmed, 114635 cases have been discharged and1673 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

This has brought the total cases recorded so far to 917.

The 643 new cases are reported from 19 states- Oyo (88), Lagos (86), Rivers (55), Edo (54), Akwa Ibom (53), Adamawa (52), Plateau (45), Kaduna (41), FCT (34), Kwara (27), Benue (20), Kano (19), Delta (18), Nasarawa (16), Niger (15), Bayelsa (11), Borno (5), Bauchi (2), and Sokoto (2).

See tweet:

643 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Oyo-88

Lagos-86

Rivers-55

Edo-54

Akwa Ibom-53

Adamawa-52

Plateau-45

Kaduna-41

FCT-34

Kwara-27

Benue-20

Kano-19

Delta-18

Nasarawa-16

Niger-15

Bayelsa-11

Borno-5

Bauchi-2

Sokoto-2

140,391 confirmed

114,635 discharged

1,673 deaths pic.twitter.com/X3pTXJV5jp

 

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) February 8, 2021