{"id":3762,"date":"2021-03-10T08:35:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T07:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=3762"},"modified":"2021-03-10T08:35:45","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T07:35:45","slug":"nigeria-records-346-new-cases-of-covid-19-total-hits-159252","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/10\/nigeria-records-346-new-cases-of-covid-19-total-hits-159252\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria records 346 new cases of COVID-19, total hits 159252"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the battle against COVID-19 continues, Nigeria has recorded 346 new cases of deadly virus in 17 states and the federal capital territory, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>This was announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/05\/covid-19-ncdc-reports-708-fresh-cases-12-deaths\/\">NCDC<\/a>) in its daily update\u00a0on Tuesday March 9.<\/p>\n<p>According to the health agency, Lagos state recorded the highest number of positive cases of the deadly virus which is 86.<\/p>\n<p>Breakdown of positive COVID-19 cases in other states is as follow:<\/p>\n<p>Bauchi-64, Kaduna-26, Kwara-26, FCT-24, Rivers-23, Plateau-22, Ogun-16, Ebonyi-14, Bayelsa-12, Cross River-10, Edo-8, Akwa Ibom-5, Ekiti-3, Gombe-2, Kano-2, Osun-2, Delta-1.<\/p>\n<p>There are now 159,252 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the country and 1,988 deaths have been recorded. 139,056 patients who recovered from the disease have also been discharged.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3765 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/10\/604860d0ced44.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/10\/604860d0ced44.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/10\/604860d0ced44-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/10\/604860d0ced44-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/10\/604860d0ced44-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/10\/604860d0ced44-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3768 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/10\/604860a7e0a1e.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"887\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/10\/604860a7e0a1e.jpg 887w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/10\/604860a7e0a1e-130x300.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/10\/604860a7e0a1e-444x1024.jpg 444w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/10\/604860a7e0a1e-768x1773.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/03\/adewale_chocomilo\/2021\/03\/10\/604860a7e0a1e-665x1536.jpg 665w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In other news, WITHIN NIGERIA reported that Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/10\/fg-wont-force-kogi-to-accept-covid-19-vaccines-mamora\/\">Mamora, has said the Federal Government won\u2019t force any state to accept COVID-19 vaccines, considering the<\/a> <\/strong>fact that the nation don\u2019t even have enough vaccines to go round.<\/p>\n<p>Mamora stated this on Tuesday while reacting to Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello\u2019s statement that he won\u2019t take the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/09\/lagos-receives-doses-of-covid-19-vaccines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vaccines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bello has repeatedly said he won\u2019t take the vaccines, adding that residents of his state are not \u201cguinea pigs\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the battle against COVID-19 continues, Nigeria has recorded 346 new cases of deadly virus in 17 states and the federal capital territory, Abuja. 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