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Nigeria Reports More Cases of COVID-19, Total Now 5445
- Nigeria Reports More Cases of COVID-19, Total Now 5445
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday reported more cases of COVID-19 in Africa’s largest economy.
The centre reported 288 new cases of the virus and 3 additional deaths.
“Till date, 5445 cases have been confirmed, 1320 cases have been discharged and 171 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory,” the NCDC stated in its report on Friday.
A further break down of the 288 new cases revealed that it was reported from 15 states- Lagos(179), Kaduna (20), Katsina (15), Jigawa(15), Borno (13), Ogun(11), Kano(8), FCT(7), Niger (4), Ekiti(4), Oyo (3), Delta (3), Bauchi(3), Kwara (2) and Edo(1).
Complete Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 2,278 | 1,701 | 541 | 36 |
| Kano | 761 | 638 | 90 | 33 |
| FCT | 386 | 291 | 88 | 7 |
| Katsina | 239 | 198 | 29 | 12 |
| Bauchi | 210 | 166 | 41 | 3 |
| Borno | 204 | 140 | 44 | 20 |
| Jigawa | 191 | 184 | 4 | 3 |
| Ogun | 145 | 81 | 59 | 5 |
| Kaduna | 134 | 78 | 53 | 3 |
| Gombe | 124 | 32 | 90 | 2 |
| Sokoto | 112 | 46 | 53 | 13 |
| Edo | 93 | 61 | 27 | 5 |
| Oyo | 76 | 46 | 28 | 2 |
| Zamfara | 73 | 39 | 29 | 5 |
| Kwara | 58 | 45 | 12 | 1 |
| Osun | 42 | 8 | 30 | 4 |
| Rivers | 33 | 20 | 10 | 3 |
| Yobe | 32 | 28 | 3 | 1 |
| Kebbi | 31 | 16 | 11 | 4 |
| Nasarawa | 29 | 23 | 5 | 1 |
| Delta | 25 | 12 | 9 | 4 |
| Plateau | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 |
| Adamawa | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| Ekiti | 19 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
| Ondo | 19 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| Taraba | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Akwa Ibom | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 |
| Niger | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| Enugu | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| Ebonyi | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Imo | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Bayelsa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Benue | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Anambra | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Abia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |