- COVID-19: Nigeria Faces Uphill Battle as Confirmed Cases Continue to Rise
Despite efforts to tame the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation. More people continue to contract the deadly virus on a daily basis.
According to the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 553 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigerian on Saturday 30th of May, 2020.
“Till date, 9855 cases have been confirmed, 2856 cases have been discharged and 273 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory,” NCDC stated.
Still, lawmakers are making arrangements to fully reopen the economy without resources to manage the already overwhelming situation.
The 553 new cases were reported from 15 states – Lagos (378), FCT (52), Delta (23), Edo (22), Rivers (14), Ogun (13), Kaduna (12), Kano (9), Borno (7), Katsina (6), Jigawa (5), Oyo (5), Yobe (3), Plateau (3) and Osun (1).
| States Affected |
No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) |
No. of Cases (on admission) |
No. Discharged |
No. of Deaths |
| Lagos |
4,755 |
3,939 |
766 |
50 |
| Kano |
951 |
708 |
200 |
43 |
| FCT |
616 |
426 |
173 |
17 |
| Katsina |
364 |
282 |
68 |
14 |
| Edo |
284 |
202 |
69 |
13 |
| Oyo |
280 |
177 |
97 |
6 |
| Borno |
271 |
78 |
167 |
26 |
| Jigawa |
270 |
156 |
109 |
5 |
| Ogun |
259 |
104 |
146 |
9 |
| Kaduna |
244 |
80 |
157 |
7 |
| Bauchi |
236 |
15 |
214 |
7 |
| Rivers |
204 |
139 |
52 |
13 |
| Gombe |
156 |
30 |
122 |
4 |
| Sokoto |
116 |
6 |
96 |
14 |
| Plateau |
104 |
49 |
53 |
2 |
| Kwara |
87 |
49 |
37 |
1 |
| Delta |
80 |
57 |
16 |
7 |
| Zamfara |
76 |
0 |
71 |
5 |
| Nasarawa |
62 |
42 |
18 |
2 |
| Yobe |
52 |
21 |
24 |
7 |
| Akwa Ibom |
45 |
29 |
14 |
2 |
| Osun |
45 |
6 |
35 |
4 |
| Ebonyi |
40 |
32 |
8 |
0 |
| Adamawa |
38 |
14 |
20 |
4 |
| Imo |
34 |
20 |
14 |
0 |
| Kebbi |
33 |
0 |
29 |
4 |
| Niger |
30 |
20 |
9 |
1 |
| Ondo |
25 |
3 |
20 |
2 |
| Ekiti |
20 |
2 |
16 |
2 |
| Taraba |
18 |
8 |
10 |
0 |
| Enugu |
18 |
6 |
12 |
0 |
| Bayelsa |
12 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
| Anambra |
11 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
| Abia |
10 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
| Benue |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
| Kogi |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
