187 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Nigeria on 17 March, 2021

187 new cases of #COVID19 recorded in Nigeria on 17 March, 2021 according to NCDCgov data from it's Twitter handle.

The agency gave the following statistics in different state as follows.

Lagos-42

Taraba-29

Edo-17

Abia-13

Rivers-11

Kaduna-10

Katsina-9

Oyo-9

Kwara-7

Plateau-7

Ondo-5

Bayelsa-4

Cross River-4

Ogun-4

Osun-4

Akwa Ibom-3

Borno-3

Nasarawa-3

They are now 161,261 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 146,395 patients have been discharged and 2,027 new people have died.

Today's report includes:

✅131 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines

✅Data from Taraba State recorded over the last four days

A breakdown of cases by state via NCDC gov.