Latest Update on COVID-19 in Nigeria
Nigeria recorded 269 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
According to the update from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), there was no update from the epicenter of the dreaded virus, Lagos state.
The state that recorded new cases as of March 7th are :
Enugu-78
Bauchi-37
Rivers-22
Imo-18
Ogun-16
FCT-15
Akwa Ibom-13
Kaduna-13
Kebbi-11
Kwara-9
Edo-7
Ekiti-6
Borno-5
Yobe-5
Kano-4
Nasarawa-3
Osun-3
Anambra-2
Plateau-2
Out of 158,506 confirmed cases, Nigeria has discharged 137,875 patients while there have been 1,969 deaths.
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“Our discharges today include 80 community recoveries in Kwara State managed in line with guidelines,” NCC added.
Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 56,444 | 1,273 | 54,756 | 415 |
| FCT | 19,350 | 7,271 | 11,926 | 153 |
| Plateau | 8,944 | 104 | 8,783 | 57 |
| Kaduna | 8,658 | 169 | 8,424 | 65 |
| Oyo | 6,766 | 868 | 5,784 | 114 |
| Rivers | 6,680 | 289 | 6,294 | 97 |
| Edo | 4,670 | 216 | 4,274 | 180 |
| Ogun | 4,437 | 403 | 3,987 | 47 |
| Kano | 3,844 | 157 | 3,579 | 108 |
| Ondo | 3,066 | 928 | 2,080 | 58 |
| Kwara | 2,962 | 326 | 2,585 | 51 |
| Delta | 2,582 | 773 | 1,744 | 65 |
| Osun | 2,457 | 206 | 2,199 | 52 |
| Nasarawa | 2,251 | 1,865 | 373 | 13 |
| Enugu | 2,156 | 262 | 1,865 | 29 |
| Katsina | 2,060 | 1 | 2,025 | 34 |
| Gombe | 2,010 | 15 | 1,952 | 43 |
| Ebonyi | 1,951 | 373 | 1,547 | 31 |
| Anambra | 1,813 | 195 | 1,599 | 19 |
| Akwa Ibom | 1,610 | 554 | 1,042 | 14 |
| Abia | 1,588 | 64 | 1,503 | 21 |
| Imo | 1,569 | 131 | 1,407 | 31 |
| Borno | 1,308 | 70 | 1,200 | 38 |
| Bauchi | 1,274 | 61 | 1,196 | 17 |
| Benue | 1,188 | 575 | 591 | 22 |
| Adamawa | 942 | 641 | 270 | 31 |
| Niger | 919 | 485 | 417 | 17 |
| Taraba | 863 | 74 | 767 | 22 |
| Ekiti | 834 | 91 | 733 | 10 |
| Bayelsa | 779 | 9 | 744 | 26 |
| Sokoto | 769 | 0 | 741 | 28 |
| Jigawa | 496 | 56 | 429 | 11 |
| Kebbi | 412 | 75 | 323 | 14 |
| Cross River | 334 | 43 | 274 | 17 |
| Yobe | 293 | 25 | 259 | 9 |
| Zamfara | 222 | -1 | 215 | 8 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
