The number of persons infected with COVID-19 rose to 5, 621 as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed recorded 176 new cases and five deaths yesterday.
The agency said in a tweet that that the new cases were reported in 13 states of Lagos, Oyo, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Niger, Borno, Jigawa, Kaduna, Anambra, Edo, Rivers, Bauchi, Nasarawa, Benue and Zamfara states.
“Till date, 5, 621 cases have been confirmed, 1, 472 cases have been discharged and 175 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory,” it stated.
The details of the 176 new cases are as follows: Lagos – 95, Oyo – 31, FCT – 11, Niger – 8, Borno – 8, Jigawa – 6, Kaduna – 4, Anambra – 3, Edo- 2, Rivers – 2, Bauchi – 2, Nasarawa – 2, Benue – 1 and Zamfara – 1.
Nigeria has so far tested 32, 942 persons since the beginning of the pandemic.
A breakdown of all the confirmed cases so far shows that 5,621 infections have been reported in Nigeria since the index case in February.
Of that number, 3,973 cases are still active, 1,472 have recovered and have been discharged, and 176 deaths have been reported.
A breakdown of the 5, 621confirmed cases shows that Lagos State has so far reported 2,373 cases, followed by Kano – 761, FCT – 397, Katsina – 239, Bauchi – 212, Borno – 212, Jigawa – 197, Ogun – 145, Kaduna – 134, Gombe – 124, Sokoto – 112, Oyo – 107, Edo – 95, Zamfara – 74, Kwara – 58, Osun – 42, Rivers – 35, Yobe – 32, Kebbi – 31, Delta – 25, Nasarawa – 31, Niger – 22, Plateau – 21,, Adamawa – 21, Ondo – 19, Taraba – 17, Akwa Ibom – 16, Ekiti – 19, Enugu – 12, , Ebonyi – 9, Imo – 7, Bayelsa – 6, Benue – 5, Anambra – 5 and Abia – 2.
