Latest Update on COVID-19 in Nigeria
Nigeria has recorded 464 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the epicenter, Lagos State has 131 new cases while Kaduna has 69.
Others include:
Akwa Ibom-33
Imo-31
Katsina-30
Kano-26
Ondo-23
Yobe-20
FCT-18
Ogun-13
Rivers-12
Kebbi-11
Ekiti-9
Osun-6
Oyo-6
Borno-5
Gombe-5
Plateau-5
Edo-4
Abia-3
Delta-3
Zamfara-1
Nigeria has so far recorded 156,963 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since its index case last year. 135,831 patients have been discharged while there are also 1,939 deaths so far.
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There were also 229 community recoveries in Lagos State, 144 in Imo State, and 45 in Akwa Ibom State within the last 24 hours.
Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 56,132 | 1,688 | 54,034 | 410 |
| FCT | 19,292 | 7,224 | 11,919 | 149 |
| Plateau | 8,916 | 106 | 8,753 | 57 |
| Kaduna | 8,600 | 163 | 8,374 | 63 |
| Oyo | 6,752 | 874 | 5,764 | 114 |
| Rivers | 6,556 | 227 | 6,234 | 95 |
| Edo | 4,611 | 285 | 4,151 | 175 |
| Ogun | 4,411 | 601 | 3,763 | 47 |
| Kano | 3,790 | 170 | 3,516 | 104 |
| Ondo | 3,006 | 869 | 2,080 | 57 |
| Kwara | 2,931 | 579 | 2,301 | 51 |
| Delta | 2,582 | 773 | 1,744 | 65 |
| Osun | 2,439 | 306 | 2,082 | 51 |
| Nasarawa | 2,237 | 1,851 | 373 | 13 |
| Enugu | 2,078 | 184 | 1,865 | 29 |
| Katsina | 2,060 | 1 | 2,025 | 34 |
| Gombe | 2,056 | 61 | 1,952 | 43 |
| Ebonyi | 1,881 | 303 | 1,547 | 31 |
| Anambra | 1,726 | 116 | 1,591 | 19 |
| Akwa Ibom | 1,552 | 583 | 955 | 14 |
| Abia | 1,533 | 24 | 1,488 | 21 |
| Imo | 1,528 | 93 | 1,407 | 28 |
| Borno | 1,297 | 195 | 1,064 | 38 |
| Bauchi | 1,232 | 19 | 1,196 | 17 |
| Benue | 1,188 | 575 | 591 | 22 |
| Niger | 917 | 483 | 417 | 17 |
| Ekiti | 813 | 94 | 709 | 10 |
| Taraba | 813 | 94 | 697 | 22 |
| Bayelsa | 772 | 25 | 721 | 26 |
| Sokoto | 769 | 1 | 740 | 28 |
| Adamawa | 762 | 470 | 264 | 28 |
| Jigawa | 496 | 56 | 429 | 11 |
| Kebbi | 388 | 51 | 323 | 14 |
| Cross River | 334 | 43 | 274 | 17 |
| Yobe | 288 | 28 | 251 | 9 |
| Zamfara | 220 | -3 | 215 | 8 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
