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COVID-19: NCDC Reports 389 New Confirmed Cases, Total Now 8733
- COVID-19: NCDC Reports 389 New Confirmed Cases, Total Now 8733
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday reported another 389 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation.
According to the disease control centre, 389 people were confirmed positive to the deadly virus on the 27th of May 2020, while 5 additional deaths were also confirmed.
Also, Kogi joined the list of states with confirmed coronavirus cases as one person was reported positive for COVID-19 in the state on Wednesday.
“Till date, 8733 cases have been confirmed, 2501 cases have been discharged and 254 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory,” the NCDC stated.
The 389 new cases were reported from 22 states- Lagos (256), Katsina (23), Edo (22), Rivers (14), Kano(13), Adamawa (11), Akwa Ibom (11), Kaduna(7), Kwara (6), Nasarawa (6), Gombe (2), Plateau (2), Abia (2), Delta (2), Benue (2), Niger (2), Kogi (2), Oyo (2), Imo (1), Borno (1), Ogun (1) and Anambra (1).
Complete COVID-19 Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 4,012 | 3,220 | 745 | 47 |
| Kano | 936 | 760 | 135 | 41 |
| FCT | 519 | 348 | 157 | 14 |
| Katsina | 358 | 293 | 51 | 14 |
| Borno | 257 | 87 | 145 | 25 |
| Oyo | 252 | 170 | 76 | 6 |
| Ogun | 242 | 124 | 109 | 9 |
| Jigawa | 241 | 159 | 78 | 4 |
| Edo | 240 | 172 | 58 | 10 |
| Bauchi | 233 | 23 | 203 | 7 |
| Kaduna | 215 | 75 | 134 | 6 |
| Rivers | 171 | 117 | 43 | 11 |
| Gombe | 152 | 31 | 118 | 3 |
| Sokoto | 116 | 8 | 94 | 14 |
| Plateau | 97 | 52 | 43 | 2 |
| Kwara | 85 | 50 | 34 | 1 |
| Zamfara | 76 | 5 | 66 | 5 |
| Nasarawa | 62 | 42 | 18 | 2 |
| Delta | 51 | 30 | 14 | 7 |
| Yobe | 47 | 32 | 8 | 7 |
| Osun | 44 | 5 | 35 | 4 |
| Adamawa | 38 | 15 | 20 | 3 |
| Ebonyi | 36 | 30 | 6 | 0 |
| Akwa Ibom | 35 | 19 | 14 | 2 |
| Imo | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0 |
| Kebbi | 32 | 11 | 17 | 4 |
| Niger | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 |
| Ondo | 24 | 3 | 19 | 2 |
| Ekiti | 20 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
| Enugu | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| Taraba | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Bayelsa | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Anambra | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Abia | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Benue | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Kogi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |