The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) yesterday reported 454 new cases of COVID-19 from 19 states, including the FCT.
The new infections bring the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 27,564.
The NCDC also said 12 deaths were recorded from the virus on bringing the total number of confirmed fatalities to 628.
“Till date, 27, 546 cases have been confirmed, 11, 069 cases have been discharged and 628deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory,” the NCDC stated.
Lagos State accounted for 87 cases of the 454 new infections; Edo – 63, FCT – 60, Ondo – 41, Benue – 32, Abia – 31, Ogun – 29, Oyo – 19, Kaduna – 17, Delta – 16, Enugu – 15, Borno – 14, Plateau – 9, Nasarawa – 8, Kano – 5, Bauchi – 4, Gombe – 2, Katsina – 1 and Kogi – 1.
Since the disease was reported in Nigeria in February, the NCDC said 144, 833 samples have so far been tested.
A breakdown of the 27, 564 confirmed cases shows that Lagos State has so far reported 10, 910 cases, followed by FCT – 2, 080, Oyo – 1, 451, Kano – 1, 262, Edo – 1, 269, Delta – 1, 165, Rivers – 1, 114, Ogun –927, Kaduna – 835, Katsina – 579, Bauchi – 516, Gombe – 513, Borno – 515, Ebonyi – 483, Plateau – 402, Ondo – 394, Imo – 352, Abia – 482, Enugu – 357, Jigawa – 318, Kwara – 369, Bayelsa – 324, Nasarawa – 221, Sokoto – 152, Osun – 148, Niger – 116, Akwa Ibom – 104, Adamawa – 89, Kebbi – 81, Zamfara – 76, Anambra – 73, Benue – 97, Yobe – 61, Ekiti – 43, Taraba – 19 and Kogi – 5.
In the meantime, the director general of the NCDC, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu has said that young people are the divers of the COVID-19.
“Statistics show the major drivers of COVID-19 spread are the younger populations, however people with underlying medical conditions and the elderly are most vulnerable.”
He said data showed that most cases are in people aged 20-40, while most deaths are in those above 50
He said people over 50 years and those with pre-existing medical conditions like diabetes are at a higher risk of complications due to COVID-19.
