Latest Update on COVID-19 in Nigeria
Nigeria has recorded 238 new cases of COVID-19.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Lagos State, the epicenter has 72 new cases while Kwara has 28.
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Others include:
Bauchi-19
Kaduna-19
Edo-17
Ogun-15
Nasarawa-13
Rivers-10
FCT-9
Ondo-8
Akwa Ibom-5
Gombe-5
Niger-5
Osun-5
Plateau-4
Oyo-3
Kano-1
“Our discharges today include 120 community recoveries in Lagos State and 34 community recoveries in FCT managed in line with guidelines,” NCDC wrote.
Out of 160,895 confirmed cases, 145,752 patients have been discharged while there have been 2,016 deaths so far.
Confirmed Cases by State
States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lagos | 57,034 | 447 | 56,162 | 425 |
FCT | 19,479 | 3,702 | 15,621 | 156 |
Plateau | 8,992 | 75 | 8,860 | 57 |
Kaduna | 8,804 | 134 | 8,605 | 65 |
Rivers | 6,813 | 238 | 6,477 | 98 |
Oyo | 6,810 | 507 | 6,187 | 116 |
Edo | 4,837 | 179 | 4,473 | 185 |
Ogun | 4,564 | 212 | 4,303 | 49 |
Kano | 3,874 | 34 | 3,731 | 109 |
Ondo | 3,124 | 983 | 2,080 | 61 |
Kwara | 3,042 | 282 | 2,705 | 55 |
Delta | 2,593 | 780 | 1,744 | 69 |
Osun | 2,492 | 102 | 2,338 | 52 |
Nasarawa | 2,305 | 1,919 | 373 | 13 |
Enugu | 2,221 | 327 | 1,865 | 29 |
Katsina | 2,073 | 9 | 2,030 | 34 |
Gombe | 2,023 | 8 | 1,971 | 44 |
Ebonyi | 1,968 | 162 | 1,774 | 32 |
Anambra | 1,909 | 64 | 1,826 | 19 |
Akwa Ibom | 1,707 | 483 | 1,210 | 14 |
Abia | 1,629 | 44 | 1,564 | 21 |
Imo | 1,619 | 151 | 1,432 | 36 |
Bauchi | 1,482 | 198 | 1,267 | 17 |
Borno | 1,321 | 83 | 1,200 | 38 |
Benue | 1,188 | 575 | 591 | 22 |
Adamawa | 942 | 641 | 270 | 31 |
Niger | 928 | 494 | 417 | 17 |
Taraba | 881 | 55 | 804 | 22 |
Ekiti | 848 | 65 | 773 | 10 |
Bayelsa | 828 | 37 | 765 | 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 |