Latest Update on COVID-19 in Nigeria
Nigeria has recorded 634 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Lagos State, the epicenter of the dreaded virus in Nigeria has 259.
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Others include:
Osun-45
Edo-38
Ogun-35
FCT-33
Anambra-26
Imo-24
Ondo-24
Akwa Ibom-20
Plateau-20
Abia-19
Kaduna-19
Ebonyi-17
Borno-10
Rivers-10
Kano-9
Delta-8
Kebbi-7
Nasarawa-4
Oyo-3
Enugu-2
Ekiti-2
The latest discharges include 236 community recoveries in Lagos State and 79 community recoveries in Imo State managed in line with guidelines.
Nigeria now has 154,476 confirmed cases, out of which 131,699 patients discharged while there have also been 1,891 deaths.
Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 55,381 | 2,147 | 52,827 | 407 |
| FCT | 19,148 | 7,171 | 11,834 | 143 |
| Plateau | 8,874 | 129 | 8,688 | 57 |
| Kaduna | 8,441 | 218 | 8,161 | 62 |
| Oyo | 6,711 | 1,012 | 5,589 | 110 |
| Rivers | 6,408 | 309 | 6,006 | 93 |
| Edo | 4,529 | 581 | 3,786 | 162 |
| Ogun | 4,312 | 732 | 3,534 | 46 |
| Kano | 3,725 | 196 | 3,425 | 104 |
| Ondo | 2,968 | 831 | 2,080 | 57 |
| Kwara | 2,875 | 682 | 2,144 | 49 |
| Delta | 2,547 | 738 | 1,744 | 65 |
| Osun | 2,371 | 517 | 1,804 | 50 |
| Nasarawa | 2,212 | 1,826 | 373 | 13 |
| Gombe | 2,031 | 106 | 1,882 | 43 |
| Katsina | 2,029 | 32 | 1,970 | 27 |
| Enugu | 2,000 | 106 | 1,865 | 29 |
| Ebonyi | 1,856 | 278 | 1,547 | 31 |
| Anambra | 1,641 | 207 | 1,415 | 19 |
| Abia | 1,506 | 72 | 1,414 | 20 |
| Imo | 1,464 | 173 | 1,263 | 28 |
| Akwa Ibom | 1,459 | 675 | 770 | 14 |
| Borno | 1,257 | 155 | 1,064 | 38 |
| Bauchi | 1,221 | 8 | 1,196 | 17 |
| Benue | 1,188 | 575 | 591 | 22 |
| Niger | 912 | 478 | 417 | 17 |
| Ekiti | 781 | 123 | 648 | 10 |
| Sokoto | 768 | 0 | 740 | 28 |
| Bayelsa | 767 | 35 | 706 | 26 |
| Adamawa | 762 | 470 | 264 | 28 |
| Taraba | 712 | 129 | 563 | 20 |
| Jigawa | 496 | 56 | 429 | 11 |
| Kebbi | 365 | 51 | 300 | 14 |
| Yobe | 268 | 17 | 242 | 9 |
| Cross River | 267 | 32 | 223 | 12 |
| Zamfara | 219 | -4 | 215 | 8 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
