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COVID-19: NCDC Confirms New 1,145 Coronavirus Cases, See Affected States
COVID-19 has taken a new turn in Nigeria with NCDC confirming new 1,145 coronavirus cases.
NewsOne Nigeria reports that the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday evening, 17th December 2020, confirmed 1,145 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 17
1,145 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-459
FCT-145
Kaduna-138
Plateau-80
Katsina-70
Gombe-52
Niger-31
Kano-23
Bayelsa-21
Bauchi-18
Ondo-18
Rivers-17
Ogun-12
Oyo-12
Edo-8
Nasarawa-8
Ebonyi-7
Osun-6
Ekiti-5
Kebbi-5
Borno-4
Jigawa-3
Akwa Ibom-2
Anambra-1.
1,145 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-459
FCT-145
Kaduna-138
Plateau-80
Katsina-70
Gombe-52
Niger-31
Kano-23
Bayelsa-21
Bauchi-18
Ondo-18
Rivers-17
Ogun-12
Oyo-12
Edo-8
Nasarawa-8
Ebonyi-7
Osun-6
Ekiti-5
Kebbi-5
Borno-4
Jigawa-3
Akwa Ibom-2
Anambra-1 pic.twitter.com/CdHK9C8wGZ— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 17, 2020
Confirmed Coronavirus Cases by State
States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lagos | 25,895 | 1,850 | 23,812 | 233 |
FCT | 9,053 | 2,480 | 6,485 | 88 |
Kaduna | 4,236 | 651 | 3,538 | 47 |
Plateau | 4,179 | 228 | 3,917 | 34 |
Oyo | 3,785 | 366 | 3,373 | 46 |
Rivers | 3,234 | 219 | 2,955 | 60 |
Edo | 2,755 | 49 | 2,593 | 113 |
Ogun | 2,360 | 186 | 2,141 | 33 |
Kano | 1,988 | 188 | 1,744 | 56 |
Delta | 1,829 | 43 | 1,737 | 49 |
Ondo | 1,769 | 104 | 1,624 | 41 |
Enugu | 1,363 | 23 | 1,319 | 21 |
Katsina | 1,359 | 282 | 1,053 | 24 |
Kwara | 1,275 | 151 | 1,094 | 30 |
Gombe | 1,156 | 189 | 942 | 25 |
Ebonyi | 1,082 | 15 | 1,037 | 30 |
Abia | 973 | 26 | 937 | 10 |
Osun | 971 | 16 | 934 | 21 |
Bauchi | 878 | 93 | 771 | 14 |
Borno | 772 | 31 | 705 | 36 |
Imo | 730 | 57 | 661 | 12 |
Nasarawa | 589 | 251 | 325 | 13 |
Benue | 515 | 44 | 460 | 11 |
Bayelsa | 492 | 50 | 421 | 21 |
Ekiti | 401 | 27 | 368 | 6 |
Jigawa | 385 | 56 | 318 | 11 |
Akwa Ibom | 366 | 30 | 327 | 9 |
Niger | 338 | 37 | 289 | 12 |
Adamawa | 329 | 71 | 238 | 20 |
Anambra | 295 | 2 | 274 | 19 |
Sokoto | 210 | 28 | 165 | 17 |
Taraba | 203 | 19 | 177 | 7 |
Kebbi | 143 | 5 | 130 | 8 |
Yobe | 123 | 23 | 92 | 8 |
Cross River | 92 | 5 | 78 | 9 |
Zamfara | 79 | 1 | 73 | 5 |
Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |