- COVID-19 Cases Hit 1728 in Nigeria
The number of COVID-19 confirmed cases rose by 196 in Nigeria on Wednesday, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
Since the index case was confirmed in February, Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, has recorded a total of 1728 confirmed cases with 51 deaths and 307 discharged patients.
The NCDC, in a Twitter post, said: “As at 11:55 pm 29th April- 1728 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 307 Deaths: 51.”
A break down of the 196 new cases revealed that 87 cases were confirmed in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital. While 24 were reported in Kano, 18 in Gombe, 17 in Kaduna, 16 in FCT, 10 in Katsina, 8 in Sokoto, 7 in Edo, 6 in Borno, 1 in Yobe, 1 in Ebonyi and 1 in Adamawa.
COMPLETE SUMMARY OF COVID-19 CASES IN NIGERIA AS AT APRIL 29TH 2020
| Total Samples Tested |
> 12,828 |
| Total Confirmed cases |
1728 |
| Discharged |
307 |
| Death |
51 |
| States Affected |
No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) |
No. of Active Cases |
No. Discharged |
No of Deaths |
| Lagos |
931 |
718 |
192 |
21 |
| Abuja FCT |
174 |
135 |
36 |
3 |
| Kano |
139 |
136 |
0 |
3 |
| Gombe |
64 |
64 |
0 |
0 |
| Borno |
59 |
54 |
0 |
5 |
| Ogun |
50 |
43 |
6 |
1 |
| Katsina |
40 |
38 |
0 |
2 |
| Edo |
37 |
25 |
9 |
3 |
| Osun |
34 |
14 |
18 |
2 |
| Kaduna |
32 |
26 |
6 |
0 |
| Bauchi |
29 |
23 |
6 |
0 |
| Sokoto |
27 |
24 |
0 |
3 |
| Oyo |
21 |
10 |
9 |
2 |
| Akwa Ibom |
12 |
2 |
9 |
1 |
| Kwara |
11 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
| Ekiti |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
| Ondo |
8 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
| Taraba |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
| Delta |
7 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
| Rivers |
7 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
| Jigawa |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| Zamfara |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Abia |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Enugu |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Niger |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Benue |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Anambra |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Adamawa |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Plateau |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Imo |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Bayelsa |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Ebonyi |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Kebbi |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Nasarawa |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Yobe |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
1728 |
1370 |
307 |
51 |
