Latest COVID-19 Nigeria Update in Nigeria
Nigeria has now recorded over 91,000 cases of COVID-19 after recording 1204 cases in the last 24 hours.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the epicentre of the dreaded virus in Nigeria, Lagos State has 654 new cases, while FCT has 200.
Others include Plateau-60, Kaduna-54, Kano-40, Rivers-30, Edo-28, Nasarawa-25, Kebbi-19, Bauchi-18, Oyo-13, Akwa Ibom-12, Bayelsa-11, Ogun-11, Delta-9, Abia-8, Benue-5, Imo-3, Borno-2, while Sokoto and Osun states have one case each.
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Out of the 91,351 confirmed cases, 75,699 patients have been discharged while there are 1,318 deaths.
The latest discharges include 218 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.
Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 31,975 | 4,712 | 27,013 | 250 |
| FCT | 12,283 | 4,585 | 7,594 | 104 |
| Kaduna | 5,501 | 558 | 4,890 | 53 |
| Plateau | 5,057 | 398 | 4,615 | 44 |
| Oyo | 4,048 | 591 | 3,405 | 52 |
| Rivers | 3,602 | 304 | 3,234 | 64 |
| Edo | 2,916 | 107 | 2,692 | 117 |
| Ogun | 2,563 | 231 | 2,298 | 34 |
| Kano | 2,364 | 318 | 1,978 | 68 |
| Delta | 1,897 | 108 | 1,737 | 52 |
| Ondo | 1,843 | 39 | 1,763 | 41 |
| Katsina | 1,636 | 180 | 1,429 | 27 |
| Kwara | 1,414 | 289 | 1,094 | 31 |
| Enugu | 1,382 | 13 | 1,348 | 21 |
| Gombe | 1,338 | 300 | 1,001 | 37 |
| Ebonyi | 1,097 | -5 | 1,072 | 30 |
| Bauchi | 1,038 | 156 | 865 | 17 |
| Abia | 1,036 | 46 | 979 | 11 |
| Osun | 1,020 | 31 | 965 | 24 |
| Nasarawa | 923 | 585 | 325 | 13 |
| Borno | 798 | 24 | 738 | 36 |
| Imo | 769 | 35 | 722 | 12 |
| Benue | 537 | 57 | 469 | 11 |
| Bayelsa | 530 | 54 | 455 | 21 |
| Akwa Ibom | 449 | 51 | 389 | 9 |
| Adamawa | 424 | 161 | 238 | 25 |
| Niger | 417 | 84 | 320 | 13 |
| Ekiti | 415 | 14 | 395 | 6 |
| Jigawa | 407 | 28 | 368 | 11 |
| Sokoto | 381 | 63 | 298 | 20 |
| Anambra | 328 | 34 | 274 | 20 |
| Taraba | 217 | 23 | 187 | 7 |
| Yobe | 201 | 49 | 144 | 8 |
| Kebbi | 192 | 19 | 163 | 10 |
| Cross River | 169 | 0 | 157 | 12 |
| Zamfara | 112 | 25 | 82 | 5 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
