Latest Update on COVID-19 in Nigeria
The death toll of COVID-19 in Nigeria has risen to 1,218 as Nigeria Centre for Disease (NCDC) recorded 920 new cases in the last 24 hours.
According to the government agency, Lagos State, the epicentre of the dreaded virus has 308 new cases while FCT has 207.
Others include Kaduna-179, Plateau-46, Niger-43, Adamawa-26, Sokoto-18, Rivers-16, Yobe-15, Enugu-13, Kano-13, Ogun-12, Delta-10, Edo-5, Osun-3, Oyo-3, Anambra-2 while Ekiti has one case.
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Out of 77,933 confirmed cases, 67,784 patients have been discharged.
Confirmed Cases by State
States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lagos | 26,490 | 2,252 | 24,002 | 236 |
FCT | 9,515 | 2,938 | 6,486 | 91 |
Kaduna | 4,451 | 652 | 3,751 | 48 |
Plateau | 4,238 | 256 | 3,948 | 34 |
Oyo | 3,788 | 368 | 3,374 | 46 |
Rivers | 3,275 | 238 | 2,977 | 60 |
Edo | 2,761 | 53 | 2,595 | 113 |
Ogun | 2,373 | 173 | 2,167 | 33 |
Kano | 2,016 | 204 | 1,756 | 56 |
Delta | 1,843 | 57 | 1,737 | 49 |
Ondo | 1,783 | 52 | 1,690 | 41 |
Katsina | 1,384 | 263 | 1,097 | 24 |
Enugu | 1,376 | 34 | 1,321 | 21 |
Kwara | 1,296 | 171 | 1,094 | 31 |
Gombe | 1,164 | 183 | 950 | 31 |
Ebonyi | 1,091 | 24 | 1,037 | 30 |
Abia | 980 | 25 | 945 | 10 |
Osun | 977 | 21 | 935 | 21 |
Bauchi | 897 | 108 | 775 | 14 |
Borno | 774 | 33 | 705 | 36 |
Imo | 734 | 61 | 661 | 12 |
Nasarawa | 600 | 262 | 325 | 13 |
Benue | 515 | 44 | 460 | 11 |
Bayelsa | 492 | 50 | 421 | 21 |
Ekiti | 403 | 23 | 374 | 6 |
Akwa Ibom | 395 | 50 | 336 | 9 |
Jigawa | 386 | 57 | 318 | 11 |
Niger | 381 | 69 | 300 | 12 |
Adamawa | 355 | 96 | 238 | 21 |
Anambra | 299 | 6 | 274 | 19 |
Sokoto | 228 | 40 | 171 | 17 |
Taraba | 203 | 19 | 177 | 7 |
Yobe | 150 | 42 | 100 | 8 |
Kebbi | 143 | 5 | 130 | 8 |
Cross River | 93 | 1 | 81 | 11 |
Zamfara | 79 | 1 | 73 | 5 |
Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |