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Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Hit 7016 on Thursday
- Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Hit 7016 on Thursday
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 339 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday as more people continue to test positive to the deadly virus.
The centre said, “On the 21st of May 2020, 339 new confirmed cases and 9 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.”
“Till date, 7016 cases have been confirmed, 1907 cases have been discharged and 211 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”
A further break down of the NCDC report shows the 339 new cases were confirmed in 18 states Lagos(139), Kano(28), Oyo(28), Edo(25), Katsina(22), Kaduna(18), Jigawa (14), Yobe(13), Plateau (13), FCT(11), Gombe(8), Ogun(5), Bauchi(4), Nasarawa(4), Delta(3), Ondo(2), Rivers(1) and Adamawa (1).
Complete Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 3,093 | 2,471 | 582 | 40 |
| Kano | 875 | 716 | 123 | 36 |
| FCT | 446 | 290 | 142 | 14 |
| Katsina | 303 | 239 | 51 | 13 |
| Borno | 235 | 122 | 89 | 24 |
| Bauchi | 228 | 90 | 133 | 5 |
| Jigawa | 225 | 143 | 78 | 4 |
| Oyo | 190 | 137 | 49 | 4 |
| Ogun | 183 | 104 | 73 | 6 |
| Kaduna | 170 | 82 | 84 | 4 |
| Edo | 144 | 99 | 39 | 6 |
| Gombe | 144 | 49 | 92 | 3 |
| Sokoto | 113 | 25 | 75 | 13 |
| Rivers | 80 | 52 | 21 | 7 |
| Zamfara | 76 | 8 | 63 | 5 |
| Plateau | 70 | 55 | 14 | 1 |
| Kwara | 66 | 40 | 25 | 1 |
| Yobe | 45 | 39 | 5 | 1 |
| Osun | 42 | 5 | 33 | 4 |
| Nasarawa | 38 | 18 | 18 | 2 |
| Kebbi | 32 | 11 | 17 | 4 |
| Delta | 31 | 13 | 12 | 6 |
| Adamawa | 27 | 12 | 13 | 2 |
| Ondo | 22 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
| Niger | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 |
| Ekiti | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| Akwa Ibom | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| Taraba | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Enugu | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| Ebonyi | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Imo | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bayelsa | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Abia | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Benue | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Anambra | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |