Latest COVID-19 Nigeria Update
Nigeria has recorded a significant drop in daily cases of COVID-19 after recording 574 new cases in the last 24 hours.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Kwara State has 98 cases, followed by Lagos State, the epicenter for the dreaded virus in the country.
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Others include:
Edo- 59
Ondo- 44
FCT- 41
Kano- 34
Ogun- 33
Kaduna- 29
Osun- 28
Enugu- 23
Rivers- 18
Delta-16
Akwa Ibom-15
Bauchi-12
Imo-10
Borno-8
Niger-8
Kebbi-7
Nasarawa-5
Gombe-3
Ekiti-2
Nigerian now has 146,928 confirmed cases of COVID-19, in which 123,009 patients have been discharged while there have been 761 deaths.
“Our discharges today include community recoveries in Oyo (1,198), Lagos (227) and Kwara State (53), managed in line with guidelines,” NCDC added.
Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 53,292 | 3,108 | 49,810 | 374 |
| FCT | 18,593 | 6,847 | 11,609 | 137 |
| Plateau | 8,691 | 355 | 8,280 | 56 |
| Kaduna | 8,106 | 300 | 7,748 | 58 |
| Oyo | 6,326 | 711 | 5,510 | 105 |
| Rivers | 6,003 | 340 | 5,575 | 88 |
| Edo | 4,323 | 862 | 3,309 | 152 |
| Ogun | 3,746 | 347 | 3,353 | 46 |
| Kano | 3,520 | 285 | 3,140 | 95 |
| Ondo | 2,768 | 631 | 2,080 | 57 |
| Kwara | 2,639 | 792 | 1,803 | 44 |
| Delta | 2,481 | 685 | 1,744 | 52 |
| Osun | 2,168 | 617 | 1,508 | 43 |
| Nasarawa | 2,120 | 1,734 | 373 | 13 |
| Katsina | 2,017 | 58 | 1,932 | 27 |
| Gombe | 1,943 | 85 | 1,815 | 43 |
| Enugu | 1,924 | 207 | 1,694 | 23 |
| Ebonyi | 1,701 | 262 | 1,409 | 30 |
| Imo | 1,351 | 218 | 1,113 | 20 |
| Abia | 1,338 | 113 | 1,212 | 13 |
| Anambra | 1,271 | 918 | 334 | 19 |
| Akwa Ibom | 1,268 | 604 | 650 | 14 |
| Bauchi | 1,207 | 12 | 1,178 | 17 |
| Borno | 1,187 | 217 | 932 | 38 |
| Benue | 1,055 | 481 | 552 | 22 |
| Niger | 895 | 464 | 417 | 14 |
| Sokoto | 763 | 5 | 732 | 26 |
| Adamawa | 725 | 435 | 262 | 28 |
| Bayelsa | 719 | 51 | 643 | 25 |
| Ekiti | 697 | 139 | 549 | 9 |
| Taraba | 584 | 141 | 426 | 17 |
| Jigawa | 489 | 55 | 423 | 11 |
| Kebbi | 306 | 35 | 257 | 14 |
| Yobe | 260 | 18 | 233 | 9 |
| Cross River | 232 | 14 | 206 | 12 |
| Zamfara | 215 | 12 | 195 | 8 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
