Latest Update on COVID-19 in Nigeria
Nigeria has recorded 796 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), FCT has 258 new cases followed by the epicenter, Lagos State with 248.
Others include Kaduna-117, Katsina-52, Ogun-27, Kwara-23, Gombe-22, Adamawa-17, Plateau-15, Kano-6, Rivers-2, Ondo-2, Ekiti-2, Nasarawa-2, Sokoto-2, while Taraba has one case.
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Out of 72,140 confirmed cases, 65,722 patients have been discharged while there have been 1,190 deaths.
Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 24,614 | 1,069 | 23,316 | 229 |
| FCT | 8,157 | 1,709 | 6,364 | 84 |
| Plateau | 3,994 | 94 | 3,866 | 34 |
| Oyo | 3,747 | 339 | 3,363 | 45 |
| Kaduna | 3,703 | 445 | 3,211 | 47 |
| Rivers | 3,116 | 155 | 2,901 | 60 |
| Edo | 2,726 | 32 | 2,581 | 113 |
| Ogun | 2,319 | 169 | 2,117 | 33 |
| Kano | 1,880 | 101 | 1,723 | 56 |
| Delta | 1,828 | 42 | 1,737 | 49 |
| Ondo | 1,751 | 86 | 1,624 | 41 |
| Enugu | 1,355 | 21 | 1,313 | 21 |
| Kwara | 1,226 | 120 | 1,076 | 30 |
| Katsina | 1,171 | 141 | 1,006 | 24 |
| Gombe | 1,069 | 108 | 936 | 25 |
| Ebonyi | 1,055 | 6 | 1,019 | 30 |
| Osun | 962 | 10 | 931 | 21 |
| Abia | 926 | 9 | 908 | 9 |
| Bauchi | 802 | 24 | 764 | 14 |
| Borno | 758 | 17 | 705 | 36 |
| Imo | 681 | 24 | 645 | 12 |
| Nasarawa | 541 | 203 | 325 | 13 |
| Benue | 501 | 30 | 460 | 11 |
| Bayelsa | 466 | 57 | 388 | 21 |
| Ekiti | 391 | 29 | 356 | 6 |
| Akwa Ibom | 362 | 26 | 327 | 9 |
| Jigawa | 340 | 21 | 308 | 11 |
| Adamawa | 304 | 47 | 238 | 19 |
| Niger | 298 | 4 | 282 | 12 |
| Anambra | 290 | 6 | 265 | 19 |
| Taraba | 196 | 28 | 161 | 7 |
| Sokoto | 191 | 23 | 151 | 17 |
| Kebbi | 138 | 15 | 115 | 8 |
| Yobe | 108 | 14 | 86 | 8 |
| Cross River | 90 | 3 | 78 | 9 |
| Zamfara | 79 | 1 | 73 | 5 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
