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Nigeria Reports 146 New Cases of COVID-19
- Nigeria Reports 146 New Cases of COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Tuesday reported 146 new cases of COVID-19 in Africa’s largest economy.
According to the disease control centre, 6 new deaths were recorded in Nigeria in the last 24 hours while the total confirmed cases jumped to 4787 with 959 discharged cases.
“Till date, 4787 cases have been confirmed, 959 cases have been discharged and 158 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory,” NCDC stated on Tuesday.
A breakdown of the 146 new cases shows Lagos has 57 while Kano followed with 27. Kwara (10), Edo(9), Bauchi(8), Yobe(7), Kebbi(4), Oyo(4), Katsina(3), Niger(3), Plateau(2), Borno(2), Benue(2), Sokoto(2), Gombe(1), Enugu(1), Ebonyi(1), Ogun(1), FCT(1) and Rivers(1).
Complete Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 1,990 | 1,455 | 502 | 33 |
| Kano | 693 | 586 | 74 | 33 |
| FCT | 360 | 288 | 65 | 7 |
| Katsina | 208 | 179 | 18 | 11 |
| Bauchi | 190 | 164 | 23 | 3 |
| Borno | 188 | 160 | 12 | 16 |
| Ogun | 127 | 76 | 46 | 5 |
| Gombe | 119 | 65 | 53 | 1 |
| Jigawa | 118 | 112 | 4 | 2 |
| Kaduna | 111 | 91 | 17 | 3 |
| Sokoto | 108 | 73 | 22 | 13 |
| Edo | 88 | 71 | 13 | 4 |
| Zamfara | 73 | 67 | 1 | 5 |
| Oyo | 69 | 51 | 16 | 2 |
| Kwara | 44 | 34 | 9 | 1 |
| Osun | 39 | 5 | 30 | 4 |
| Kebbi | 28 | 24 | 1 | 3 |
| Nasarawa | 25 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| Rivers | 23 | 16 | 4 | 3 |
| Plateau | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Adamawa | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| Yobe | 20 | 19 | 0 | 1 |
| Delta | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| Akwa Ibom | 17 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| Ondo | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| Ekiti | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| Taraba | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| Enugu | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Niger | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Ebonyi | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Bayelsa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Benue | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Imo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Abia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Anambra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |