Latest Update on COVID-19 in Nigeria
Nigeria has recorded 360 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the epicenter of the dreaded virus, Lagos State recorded 120 new cases, followed by Edo state with 38.
Kaduna-25
FCT-23
Imo-23
Delta-19
Akwa Ibom-17
Plateau-17
Rivers-16
Nasarawa-15
Kwara-13
Oyo-9
Ogun-8
Bauchi-4
Osun-4
Kano-3
Kebbi-3
Niger-2
Katsina-1
Nigeria has 156,017 confirmed cases, out of which 133,904 patients have been discharged. 1,915 deaths have so far been recorded.
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“Our discharges today include 81 community recoveries in Lagos State and 70 in the FCT managed in line with guidelines,” NCDC added.
Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 55,848 | 1,837 | 53,601 | 410 |
| FCT | 19,234 | 7,175 | 11,913 | 146 |
| Plateau | 8,894 | 84 | 8,753 | 57 |
| Kaduna | 8,513 | 102 | 8,349 | 62 |
| Oyo | 6,734 | 977 | 5,647 | 110 |
| Rivers | 6,494 | 246 | 6,153 | 95 |
| Edo | 4,590 | 304 | 4,116 | 170 |
| Ogun | 4,396 | 682 | 3,668 | 46 |
| Kano | 3,753 | 160 | 3,489 | 104 |
| Ondo | 2,983 | 846 | 2,080 | 57 |
| Kwara | 2,931 | 579 | 2,301 | 51 |
| Delta | 2,576 | 767 | 1,744 | 65 |
| Osun | 2,433 | 316 | 2,067 | 50 |
| Nasarawa | 2,227 | 1,841 | 373 | 13 |
| Gombe | 2,051 | 98 | 1,910 | 43 |
| Katsina | 2,030 | 18 | 1,983 | 29 |
| Enugu | 2,003 | 109 | 1,865 | 29 |
| Ebonyi | 1,864 | 286 | 1,547 | 31 |
| Anambra | 1,726 | 116 | 1,591 | 19 |
| Abia | 1,520 | 72 | 1,427 | 21 |
| Akwa Ibom | 1,518 | 619 | 885 | 14 |
| Imo | 1,497 | 206 | 1,263 | 28 |
| Borno | 1,276 | 174 | 1,064 | 38 |
| Bauchi | 1,228 | 15 | 1,196 | 17 |
| Benue | 1,188 | 575 | 591 | 22 |
| Niger | 915 | 481 | 417 | 17 |
| Taraba | 804 | 146 | 636 | 22 |
| Ekiti | 802 | 85 | 707 | 10 |
| Bayelsa | 769 | 37 | 706 | 26 |
| Sokoto | 769 | 1 | 740 | 28 |
| Adamawa | 762 | 470 | 264 | 28 |
| Jigawa | 496 | 56 | 429 | 11 |
| Kebbi | 377 | 63 | 300 | 14 |
| Cross River | 324 | 57 | 254 | 13 |
| Yobe | 268 | 17 | 242 | 9 |
| Zamfara | 219 | -4 | 215 | 8 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
