The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) yesterday reported 229 fresh coronavirus cases, bringing the new total of confirmed infections in the country to 8, 068.
The agency which announced this in a late night tweet also said the country recorded seven deaths bringing the total number of confirmed deaths from the virus to 233.
The NCDC said the 229 new cases were reported in 15: Lagos , Katsina, Imo, Kano, Federal Capital Territory (FCT,) Plateau, Ogun, Delta, Borno Rivers, Oyo, Gombe, Osun, Anambra, and Bayelsa.
“Till date, 8,068 cases have been confirmed, 2,311 cases have been discharged and 233 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 229 new cases are reported from 15 states: Lagos – 90, Katsina – 27, Imo – 26, Kano – 23, FCT – 14, Plateau – 12,Ogun – 9, Delta – 7, Borno – 5, Rivers – 5, Oyo – 4, Gombe – 3, Osun – 2, Anambra – 1 and Bayelsa – 1,” it stated.
A breakdown of the 8, 068 confirmed cases shows that Lagos State has so far reported 3,595 cases, followed by Kano – 919, FCT – 519, Katsina – 335, Borno – 255, Jigawa – 241, Oyo – 244, Bauchi – 232, Ogun – 240, Edo – 191, Kaduna – 189, Gombe – 148, Rivers – 121, Sokoto – 116, Plateau – 95, Kwara – 79, Zamfara – 76, Yobe – 47, Nasarawa – 46, Osun – 44, Delta – 46, Ebonyi – 33, Imo – 33, Kebbi – 32, Niger – 28, Adamawa – 27, Akwa Ibom – 24, Ondo – 23, Ekiti – 20, Taraba – 18, Enugu – 18 Bayelsa – 12, Abia – 7, Anambra – 10, and Benue – 5.
