Latest Update on COVID-19 in Nigeria
Nigeria has recorded over 2000 COVID-19 deaths since the first index last year.
This is coming from the latest update released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), which revealed 287 new cases in the last 24 hours.
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According to the government agency, Lagos State, the epicenter of the dreaded virus has 107 cases, while Kwara has 26.
Others include:
Akwa Ibom-23
Bauchi-22
Ogun-21
Rivers-19
Kaduna-14
FCT-11
Abia-8
Edo-8
Ekiti-6
Kano-5
Gombe-4
Osun-4
Oyo-3
Plateau-3
Nasarawa-2
Delta-1
Nigeria has now recorded 159,933 confirmed cases, while 142,404 patients have been discharged. The death toll stands at 2,000.
“Our discharges today include 1,858 community recoveries in FCT and 259 community recoveries in Lagos State 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 | 56,804 | 687 | 55,695 | 422 |
FCT | 19,440 | 5,468 | 13,817 | 155 |
Plateau | 8,986 | 92 | 8,837 | 57 |
Kaduna | 8,738 | 177 | 8,496 | 65 |
Oyo | 6,798 | 496 | 6,187 | 115 |
Rivers | 6,762 | 243 | 6,422 | 97 |
Edo | 4,762 | 210 | 4,367 | 185 |
Ogun | 4,516 | 234 | 4,233 | 49 |
Kano | 3,857 | 101 | 3,647 | 109 |
Ondo | 3,083 | 944 | 2,080 | 59 |
Kwara | 3,014 | 291 | 2,668 | 55 |
Delta | 2,588 | 776 | 1,744 | 68 |
Osun | 2,484 | 132 | 2,300 | 52 |
Nasarawa | 2,285 | 1,899 | 373 | 13 |
Enugu | 2,221 | 327 | 1,865 | 29 |
Katsina | 2,060 | 1 | 2,025 | 34 |
Gombe | 2,016 | 21 | 1,952 | 43 |
Ebonyi | 1,965 | 317 | 1,616 | 32 |
Anambra | 1,813 | 195 | 1,599 | 19 |
Akwa Ibom | 1,671 | 547 | 1,110 | 14 |
Abia | 1,596 | 24 | 1,551 | 21 |
Imo | 1,586 | 123 | 1,432 | 31 |
Bauchi | 1,442 | 158 | 1,267 | 17 |
Borno | 1,316 | 78 | 1,200 | 38 |
Benue | 1,188 | 575 | 591 | 22 |
Adamawa | 942 | 641 | 270 | 31 |
Niger | 921 | 487 | 417 | 17 |
Taraba | 881 | 55 | 804 | 22 |
Ekiti | 844 | 67 | 767 | 10 |
Bayelsa | 809 | 39 | 744 | 26 |
Sokoto | 769 | 0 | 741 | 28 |
Jigawa | 496 | 0 | 480 | 16 |
Kebbi | 412 | 75 | 323 | 14 |
Cross River | 344 | 20 | 307 | 17 |
Yobe | 293 | 25 | 259 | 9 |
Zamfara | 226 | 3 | 215 | 8 |
Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |