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COVID-19: NCDC Confirms New 501 Coronavirus Cases (Affected States)
COVID-19 has taken a new turn in Nigeria with NCDC confirming new 501 coronavirus cases.
NewsOne Nigeria reports that the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday evening, 20th December 2020, confirmed 501 new cases of coronavirus disease infection in Nigeria.
The new cases of COVID-19 infection were confirmed via a statement on the official Twitter handle of the health agency.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases NCDC recorded in Nigeria December 20
501 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-218
FCT-112
Kaduna-53
Plateau-24
Katsina-21
Kano-16
Yobe-14
Ondo-10
Ogun-9
Edo-7
Bayelsa-5
Rivers-4
Borno-4
Osun-2
Ekiti-2
78,434 confirmed
68,303 discharged
1,221 deaths.
501 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-218
FCT-112
Kaduna-53
Plateau-24
Katsina-21
Kano-16
Yobe-14
Ondo-10
Ogun-9
Edo-7
Bayelsa-5
Rivers-4
Borno-4
Osun-2
Ekiti-278,434 confirmed
68,303 discharged
1,221 deaths pic.twitter.com/pkxzCyxEGm— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 20, 2020
Our discharges today include 208 community recoveries in FCT, 126 in Kaduna State and 35 in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.
Confirmed Coronavirus Cases by State
States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lagos | 26,708 | 2,435 | 24,037 | 236 |
FCT | 9,627 | 2,840 | 6,694 | 93 |
Kaduna | 4,504 | 579 | 3,877 | 48 |
Plateau | 4,262 | 280 | 3,948 | 34 |
Oyo | 3,788 | 368 | 3,374 | 46 |
Rivers | 3,279 | 232 | 2,987 | 60 |
Edo | 2,768 | 52 | 2,603 | 113 |
Ogun | 2,382 | 174 | 2,175 | 33 |
Kano | 2,032 | 198 | 1,778 | 56 |
Delta | 1,843 | 57 | 1,737 | 49 |
Ondo | 1,793 | 62 | 1,690 | 41 |
Katsina | 1,405 | 214 | 1,167 | 24 |
Enugu | 1,376 | 34 | 1,321 | 21 |
Kwara | 1,296 | 171 | 1,094 | 31 |
Gombe | 1,164 | 183 | 950 | 31 |
Ebonyi | 1,091 | 24 | 1,037 | 30 |
Abia | 980 | 25 | 945 | 10 |
Osun | 979 | 20 | 937 | 22 |
Bauchi | 897 | 108 | 775 | 14 |
Borno | 778 | 37 | 705 | 36 |
Imo | 734 | 61 | 661 | 12 |
Nasarawa | 600 | 262 | 325 | 13 |
Benue | 515 | 44 | 460 | 11 |
Bayelsa | 497 | 55 | 421 | 21 |
Ekiti | 405 | 24 | 375 | 6 |
Akwa Ibom | 395 | 44 | 342 | 9 |
Jigawa | 386 | 57 | 318 | 11 |
Niger | 381 | 69 | 300 | 12 |
Adamawa | 355 | 96 | 238 | 21 |
Anambra | 299 | 6 | 274 | 19 |
Sokoto | 228 | 40 | 171 | 17 |
Taraba | 203 | 19 | 177 | 7 |
Yobe | 164 | 33 | 123 | 8 |
Kebbi | 143 | 5 | 130 | 8 |
Cross River | 93 | 1 | 81 | 11 |
Zamfara | 79 | 1 | 73 | 5 |
Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |