Latest COVID-19 Update in Nigeria
Nigeria has recorded nine COVID-19 related death in the last 24 hours.
This was revealed by the new stats released by the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) which announced 1398 new cases.
According to the government agency, Lagos State, the epicentre has 542 cases while the FCT has 131.
Others include Oyo-120, Rivers-113, Plateau-111, Kaduna-71, Kwara-71, Akwa Ibom-34, Sokoto-31, Benue-28, Ogun-27, Kano-26, Kebbi-17, Osun-12, Nasarawa-11, Delta-10, Gombe-10, Bayelsa-9, Borno-9, Edo-8, Ekiti-3, while Jigawa-and Katsina has two cases each.
Nigeria now has 103,999 confirmed cases, while 82,555 patients have been discharged while the death toll stands at 1382.
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The latest discharges today include 317 community recoveries in Lagos State, 241 in Kwara State and 134 in Plateau 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 | 37,852 | 7,679 | 29,913 | 260 |
| FCT | 13,938 | 5,995 | 7,832 | 111 |
| Plateau | 6,073 | 419 | 5,608 | 46 |
| Kaduna | 5,888 | 367 | 5,466 | 55 |
| Oyo | 4,546 | 838 | 3,654 | 54 |
| Rivers | 4,124 | 570 | 3,484 | 70 |
| Edo | 3,143 | 238 | 2,782 | 123 |
| Ogun | 2,727 | 302 | 2,390 | 35 |
| Kano | 2,491 | 276 | 2,145 | 70 |
| Delta | 2,031 | 242 | 1,737 | 52 |
| Ondo | 2,006 | 202 | 1,763 | 41 |
| Katsina | 1,692 | 50 | 1,615 | 27 |
| Kwara | 1,566 | 199 | 1,335 | 32 |
| Enugu | 1,506 | 110 | 1,375 | 21 |
| Gombe | 1,467 | 198 | 1,228 | 41 |
| Ebonyi | 1,159 | 57 | 1,072 | 30 |
| Nasarawa | 1,153 | 815 | 325 | 13 |
| Osun | 1,110 | 87 | 999 | 24 |
| Bauchi | 1,100 | 130 | 953 | 17 |
| Abia | 1,095 | 95 | 989 | 11 |
| Borno | 844 | 70 | 738 | 36 |
| Imo | 806 | 44 | 746 | 16 |
| Benue | 629 | 102 | 512 | 15 |
| Sokoto | 590 | 167 | 399 | 24 |
| Bayelsa | 586 | 33 | 532 | 21 |
| Akwa Ibom | 553 | 150 | 394 | 9 |
| Niger | 508 | 126 | 369 | 13 |
| Adamawa | 497 | 233 | 238 | 26 |
| Ekiti | 446 | 36 | 403 | 7 |
| Anambra | 433 | 96 | 317 | 20 |
| Jigawa | 421 | 33 | 377 | 11 |
| Kebbi | 240 | 26 | 201 | 13 |
| Taraba | 239 | 30 | 198 | 11 |
| Yobe | 207 | 20 | 179 | 8 |
| Cross River | 169 | 0 | 157 | 12 |
| Zamfara | 159 | 27 | 127 | 5 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
