Latest Update on COVID-19 in Nigeria
Nigeria has recorded 999 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), FCT has 416 cases while Lagos, the epicentre has 324.
Others include Kaduna-68, Plateau-42, Kwara-32, Kano-24, Gombe-14, Sokoto-12, Yobe-12, Akwa Ibom-11, Bayelsa-10, Rivers-7, Bauchi-7, Ogun-6, Oyo-5, Edo-4, Taraba-4, while Jigawa has one case.
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Out of 79,789 confirmed cases, 68,879 patients have been discharged while there death toll is 1,231.
Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 27,091 | 2,503 | 24,350 | 238 |
| FCT | 10,122 | 3,303 | 6,726 | 93 |
| Kaduna | 4,628 | 618 | 3,960 | 50 |
| Plateau | 4,304 | 312 | 3,958 | 34 |
| Oyo | 3,793 | 373 | 3,374 | 46 |
| Rivers | 3,293 | 201 | 3,031 | 61 |
| Edo | 2,790 | 66 | 2,611 | 113 |
| Ogun | 2,389 | 167 | 2,188 | 34 |
| Kano | 2,081 | 240 | 1,783 | 58 |
| 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 | 1,328 | 203 | 1,094 | 31 |
| Gombe | 1,192 | 209 | 952 | 31 |
| Ebonyi | 1,091 | 24 | 1,037 | 30 |
| Abia | 983 | 16 | 957 | 10 |
| Osun | 979 | 16 | 940 | 23 |
| Bauchi | 904 | 94 | 796 | 14 |
| Borno | 778 | 37 | 705 | 36 |
| Imo | 734 | 61 | 661 | 12 |
| Nasarawa | 630 | 292 | 325 | 13 |
| Benue | 515 | 44 | 460 | 11 |
| Bayelsa | 507 | 65 | 421 | 21 |
| Akwa Ibom | 413 | 57 | 347 | 9 |
| Ekiti | 405 | 19 | 380 | 6 |
| Jigawa | 387 | 50 | 326 | 11 |
| Niger | 381 | 69 | 300 | 12 |
| Adamawa | 355 | 96 | 238 | 21 |
| Anambra | 299 | 6 | 274 | 19 |
| Sokoto | 247 | 53 | 177 | 17 |
| Taraba | 207 | 23 | 177 | 7 |
| Yobe | 176 | 45 | 123 | 8 |
| Kebbi | 155 | 12 | 135 | 8 |
| Cross River | 94 | 0 | 82 | 12 |
| Zamfara | 79 | 1 | 73 | 5 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
