Latest Update on COVID-19 in Nigeria
Nigeria has recorded 356 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the FCT has 79 new cases while the epicentre of the deadly virus, Lagos state has 59.
Others include Kaduna-56, Katsina-37, Nasarawa-30, Kano-25, Edo-18, Gombe-14, Kebbi-12, Akwa Ibom-7, Rivers-7, Sokoto-7, Abia-3, while Ogun and Cross River have one case each.
Out of 78,790 confirmed cases, 68,483 patients have been discharged while there have been 1,227 deaths so far.
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Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 26,767 | 2,434 | 24,096 | 237 |
| FCT | 9,706 | 2,896 | 6,717 | 93 |
| Kaduna | 4,560 | 600 | 3,911 | 49 |
| Plateau | 4,262 | 270 | 3,958 | 34 |
| Oyo | 3,788 | 368 | 3,374 | 46 |
| Rivers | 3,286 | 227 | 2,999 | 60 |
| Edo | 2,786 | 65 | 2,608 | 113 |
| Ogun | 2,383 | 167 | 2,182 | 34 |
| Kano | 2,057 | 222 | 1,778 | 57 |
| Delta | 1,843 | 57 | 1,737 | 49 |
| Ondo | 1,793 | 62 | 1,690 | 41 |
| Katsina | 1,442 | 251 | 1,167 | 24 |
| Enugu | 1,376 | 34 | 1,321 | 21 |
| Kwara | 1,296 | 171 | 1,094 | 31 |
| Gombe | 1,178 | 195 | 952 | 31 |
| Ebonyi | 1,091 | 24 | 1,037 | 30 |
| Abia | 983 | 16 | 957 | 10 |
| Osun | 979 | 16 | 940 | 23 |
| Bauchi | 897 | 108 | 775 | 14 |
| Borno | 778 | 37 | 705 | 36 |
| Imo | 734 | 61 | 661 | 12 |
| Nasarawa | 630 | 292 | 325 | 13 |
| Benue | 515 | 44 | 460 | 11 |
| Bayelsa | 497 | 55 | 421 | 21 |
| Ekiti | 405 | 19 | 380 | 6 |
| Akwa Ibom | 402 | 50 | 343 | 9 |
| Jigawa | 386 | 57 | 318 | 11 |
| Niger | 381 | 69 | 300 | 12 |
| Adamawa | 355 | 96 | 238 | 21 |
| Anambra | 299 | 6 | 274 | 19 |
| Sokoto | 235 | 46 | 172 | 17 |
| Taraba | 203 | 19 | 177 | 7 |
| Yobe | 164 | 33 | 123 | 8 |
| Kebbi | 155 | 12 | 135 | 8 |
| Cross River | 94 | 0 | 82 | 12 |
| Zamfara | 79 | 1 | 73 | 5 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
