- Nigeria Announces 338 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Almost 6000
The total number of confirmed cases continues to rise despite plans by Lagos State to fully reopen the economy after months of lockdown and zero economic activities.
On Sunday, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 338 new cases of the virus in Africa’s most populous nation just few minutes after Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos announced the state is considering full reopening of critical sectors of the economy.
According to the Centre, six new deaths were recorded in the country while a total of 1594 patients have recovered and discharged till date.
“Till date, 5959 cases have been confirmed, 1594 cases have been discharged and 182 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory,” the NCDC stated.
Further analysis showed the 338 new cases were confirmed in 18 states- Lagos(177), Kano(64), FCT(21), Rivers(16), Plateau(14), Oyo(11), Katsina(9), Jigawa(4), Kaduna(4), Abia(3), Bauchi(3), Borno(3),Gombe(2), Akwa Ibom(2), Delta(2), Ondo(1), Kebbi(1) and Sokoto(1).
Complete Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected |
No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) |
No. of Cases (on admission) |
No. Discharged |
No. of Deaths |
| Lagos |
2,550 |
1,958 |
556 |
36 |
| Kano |
825 |
678 |
111 |
36 |
| FCT |
418 |
303 |
108 |
7 |
| Katsina |
248 |
207 |
29 |
12 |
| Bauchi |
215 |
143 |
69 |
3 |
| Borno |
215 |
111 |
81 |
23 |
| Jigawa |
201 |
130 |
68 |
3 |
| Ogun |
145 |
73 |
67 |
5 |
| Kaduna |
142 |
84 |
55 |
3 |
| Gombe |
126 |
34 |
90 |
2 |
| Oyo |
118 |
67 |
47 |
4 |
| Sokoto |
113 |
34 |
66 |
13 |
| Edo |
95 |
55 |
35 |
5 |
| Zamfara |
74 |
35 |
34 |
5 |
| Kwara |
58 |
45 |
12 |
1 |
| Rivers |
51 |
27 |
21 |
3 |
| Osun |
42 |
7 |
31 |
4 |
| Plateau |
35 |
24 |
10 |
1 |
| Yobe |
32 |
28 |
3 |
1 |
| Kebbi |
32 |
11 |
17 |
4 |
| Nasarawa |
31 |
25 |
5 |
1 |
| Delta |
27 |
10 |
12 |
5 |
| Niger |
22 |
16 |
5 |
1 |
| Adamawa |
21 |
10 |
11 |
0 |
| Ondo |
20 |
6 |
13 |
1 |
| Ekiti |
19 |
5 |
13 |
1 |
| Akwa Ibom |
18 |
4 |
12 |
2 |
| Taraba |
17 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
| Enugu |
12 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
| Ebonyi |
9 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
| Imo |
7 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
| Bayelsa |
6 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
| Anambra |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| Benue |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Abia |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
