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COVID-19 Confirmed Cases Approach 9000 in Nigeria
- COVID-19 Confirmed Cases Approach 9000 in Nigeria
Number of COVID-19 confirmed cases surged to almost 9000 on Thursday as the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control announced 182 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths.
According to the NCDC, the total number of confirmed cases rose to 8915 on Thursday with 2592 recovered and discharged patients. Similarly, 258 deaths have been recorded so far in Africa’s most populous nation.
“Till date, 8915 cases have been confirmed, 2592 cases have been discharged and 259 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory,” NCDC stated.
The 182 new cases were reported from 16 states- Lagos (111), FCT (16), Akwa Ibom (10), Oyo (8), Kaduna (6), Delta (6), Rivers (5), Ebonyi (4), Ogun (4), Kano (3), Plateau (2), Gombe (2), Kebbi (1), Kwara (2), Bauchi (1), and Borno (1).
Complete Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 4,123 | 3,331 | 745 | 47 |
| Kano | 939 | 759 | 139 | 41 |
| FCT | 535 | 363 | 158 | 14 |
| Katsina | 358 | 293 | 51 | 14 |
| Oyo | 260 | 166 | 88 | 6 |
| Borno | 258 | 73 | 160 | 25 |
| Ogun | 246 | 109 | 128 | 9 |
| Jigawa | 241 | 159 | 78 | 4 |
| Edo | 240 | 158 | 69 | 13 |
| Bauchi | 234 | 22 | 205 | 7 |
| Kaduna | 221 | 77 | 138 | 6 |
| Rivers | 176 | 121 | 43 | 12 |
| Gombe | 154 | 32 | 119 | 3 |
| Sokoto | 116 | 9 | 93 | 14 |
| Plateau | 99 | 50 | 47 | 2 |
| Kwara | 87 | 49 | 37 | 1 |
| Zamfara | 76 | 5 | 66 | 5 |
| Nasarawa | 62 | 42 | 18 | 2 |
| Delta | 57 | 36 | 14 | 7 |
| Yobe | 47 | 32 | 8 | 7 |
| Akwa Ibom | 45 | 29 | 14 | 2 |
| Osun | 44 | 5 | 35 | 4 |
| Ebonyi | 40 | 32 | 8 | 0 |
| Adamawa | 38 | 15 | 20 | 3 |
| Imo | 34 | 27 | 7 | 0 |
| Kebbi | 33 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| Niger | 30 | 20 | 9 | 1 |
| Ondo | 24 | 3 | 19 | 2 |
| Ekiti | 20 | 2 | 16 | 2 |
| Taraba | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Enugu | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| Bayelsa | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| Anambra | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| Abia | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| Benue | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Kogi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |