The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, said on Thursday, March 4th 2021, that 709 new cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
The centre also said that till date, 157671 cases had been confirmed, 136,335 cases had been discharged and 1,951 deaths had been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
The 709 new cases are reported from 21 states- Adamawa (180), Lagos (141), Ondo (60), Anambra (54), Rivers (41), Taraba (33), Edo (30), Abia (22), Kaduna (22), FCT (21), Akwa Ibom (20), Kano (20), Plateau (11), Ekiti (10), Kebbi (10), Nasarawa (10), Bayelsa (7), Ogun (5), Osun (5), Oyo (5), and Gombe (1)
A breakdown of cases by state