COVID-19 has taken a new turn in Nigeria with NCDC confirming new 356 coronavirus cases.
NewsOne Nigeria reports that the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday evening, 21st December 2020, confirmed 356 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.
356 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
FCT-79
Lagos-59
Kaduna-56
Katsina-37
Nasarawa-30
Kano-25
Edo-18
Gombe-14
Kebbi-12
Akwa Ibom-7
Rivers-7
Sokoto-7
Abia-3
Ogun-1
Cross River -1
78,790 confirmed
68,483 discharged
1,227 deaths.
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 26,767 | 2,434 | 24,096 | 237 |
| FCT | 9,706 | 2,896 | 6,717 | 93 |
| Kaduna | 4,560 | 600 | 3,911 | 49 |
| Plateau | 4,262 | 270 | 3,958 | 34 |
| Oyo | 3,788 | 368 | 3,374 | 46 |
| Rivers | 3,286 | 227 | 2,999 | 60 |
| Edo | 2,786 | 65 | 2,608 | 113 |
| Ogun | 2,383 | 167 | 2,182 | 34 |
| Kano | 2,057 | 222 | 1,778 | 57 |
| Delta | 1,843 | 57 | 1,737 | 49 |
| Ondo | 1,793 | 62 | 1,690 | 41 |
| Katsina | 1,442 | 251 | 1,167 | 24 |
| Enugu | 1,376 | 34 | 1,321 | 21 |
| Kwara | 1,296 | 171 | 1,094 | 31 |
| Gombe | 1,178 | 195 | 952 | 31 |
| Ebonyi | 1,091 | 24 | 1,037 | 30 |
| Abia | 983 | 16 | 957 | 10 |
| Osun | 979 | 16 | 940 | 23 |
| Bauchi | 897 | 108 | 775 | 14 |
| Borno | 778 | 37 | 705 | 36 |
| Imo | 734 | 61 | 661 | 12 |
| Nasarawa | 630 | 292 | 325 | 13 |
| Benue | 515 | 44 | 460 | 11 |
| Bayelsa | 497 | 55 | 421 | 21 |
| Ekiti | 405 | 19 | 380 | 6 |
| Akwa Ibom | 402 | 50 | 343 | 9 |
| Jigawa | 386 | 57 | 318 | 11 |
| Niger | 381 | 69 | 300 | 12 |
| Adamawa | 355 | 96 | 238 | 21 |
| Anambra | 299 | 6 | 274 | 19 |
| Sokoto | 235 | 46 | 172 | 17 |
| Taraba | 203 | 19 | 177 | 7 |
| Yobe | 164 | 33 | 123 | 8 |
| Kebbi | 155 | 12 | 135 | 8 |
| Cross River | 94 | 0 | 82 | 12 |
| Zamfara | 79 | 1 | 73 | 5 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |