Latest Update on COVID-19 in Nigeria
Nigeria has recorded 120 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
An update from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Lagos State, the epicenter of the dreaded virus has 32 new cases while Rivers has 25.
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Others include:
Kaduna-20
Bayelsa-13
Kano-7
Jigawa-5
Borno-5
Abia-4
Oyo-3
Plateau-2
FCT-1
Ogun-1
Nasarawa-1
Imo-1
Nigeria now has 160,657 confirmed cases of COVID-19 while 145,399 patients have been discharged. There have been 2,013 deaths so far.
“Our discharges today include 82 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines,” NCDC wrote.
Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 56,962 | 495 | 56,042 | 425 |
| FCT | 19,470 | 3,728 | 15,587 | 155 |
| Plateau | 8,988 | 71 | 8,860 | 57 |
| Kaduna | 8,785 | 163 | 8,557 | 65 |
| Oyo | 6,807 | 504 | 6,187 | 116 |
| Rivers | 6,803 | 249 | 6,457 | 97 |
| Edo | 4,820 | 188 | 4,447 | 185 |
| Ogun | 4,549 | 191 | 4,309 | 49 |
| Kano | 3,873 | 49 | 3,715 | 109 |
| Ondo | 3,116 | 975 | 2,080 | 61 |
| Kwara | 3,014 | 291 | 2,668 | 55 |
| Delta | 2,593 | 780 | 1,744 | 69 |
| Osun | 2,487 | 107 | 2,328 | 52 |
| Nasarawa | 2,292 | 1,906 | 373 | 13 |
| Enugu | 2,221 | 327 | 1,865 | 29 |
| Katsina | 2,073 | 9 | 2,030 | 34 |
| Gombe | 2,018 | 23 | 1,952 | 43 |
| Ebonyi | 1,968 | 162 | 1,774 | 32 |
| Anambra | 1,909 | 64 | 1,826 | 19 |
| Akwa Ibom | 1,702 | 500 | 1,188 | 14 |
| Abia | 1,629 | 44 | 1,564 | 21 |
| Imo | 1,619 | 151 | 1,432 | 36 |
| Bauchi | 1,463 | 179 | 1,267 | 17 |
| Borno | 1,321 | 83 | 1,200 | 38 |
| Benue | 1,188 | 575 | 591 | 22 |
| Adamawa | 942 | 641 | 270 | 31 |
| Niger | 923 | 489 | 417 | 17 |
| Taraba | 881 | 55 | 804 | 22 |
| Ekiti | 848 | 65 | 773 | 10 |
| Bayelsa | 828 | 44 | 758 | 26 |
| Sokoto | 769 | 0 | 741 | 28 |
| Jigawa | 501 | 5 | 480 | 16 |
| Kebbi | 427 | 90 | 323 | 14 |
| Cross River | 344 | 14 | 313 | 17 |
| Yobe | 293 | 25 | 259 | 9 |
| Zamfara | 226 | 3 | 215 | 8 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
