COVID-19 has taken a new turn in Nigeria with NCDC confirming new 806 coronavirus cases.
NewsOne Nigeria reports that the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday evening, 18th December 2020, confirmed 806 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 18
806 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-287
FCT-255
Kaduna-36
Akwa Ibom-29
Katsina-25
Rivers-25
Kwara-21
Bauchi-19
Kano-15
Ondo-14
Plateau-13
Yobe-12
Nasarawa-11
Ebonyi-9
Gombe-8
Abia-7
Delta-4
Imo-4
Osun-3
Anambra-2
Borno-2
Cross River-1
Edo-1
Ekiti-1
Jigawa-1
Ogun-1.
806 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-287
FCT-255
Kaduna-36
Akwa Ibom-29
Katsina-25
Rivers-25
Kwara-21
Bauchi-19
Kano-15
Ondo-14
Plateau-13
Yobe-12
Nasarawa-11
Ebonyi-9
Gombe-8
Abia-7
Delta-4
Imo-4
Osun-3
Anambra-2
Borno-2
Cross River-1
Edo-1
Ekiti-1
Jigawa-1
Ogun-1 pic.twitter.com/HagrW53GBY— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 18, 2020
Confirmed Coronavirus Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 26,182 | 2,050 | 23,898 | 234 |
| FCT | 9,308 | 2,734 | 6,486 | 88 |
| Kaduna | 4,272 | 588 | 3,636 | 48 |
| Plateau | 4,192 | 241 | 3,917 | 34 |
| Oyo | 3,785 | 366 | 3,373 | 46 |
| Rivers | 3,259 | 231 | 2,968 | 60 |
| Edo | 2,756 | 50 | 2,593 | 113 |
| Ogun | 2,361 | 177 | 2,151 | 33 |
| Kano | 2,003 | 191 | 1,756 | 56 |
| Delta | 1,833 | 47 | 1,737 | 49 |
| Ondo | 1,783 | 52 | 1,690 | 41 |
| Katsina | 1,384 | 263 | 1,097 | 24 |
| Enugu | 1,363 | 23 | 1,319 | 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 | 974 | 19 | 934 | 21 |
| Bauchi | 897 | 110 | 773 | 14 |
| Borno | 774 | 33 | 705 | 36 |
| Imo | 734 | 61 | 661 | 12 |
| Nasarawa | 600 | 262 | 325 | 13 |
| Benue | 515 | 44 | 460 | 11 |
| Bayelsa | 492 | 50 | 421 | 21 |
| Ekiti | 402 | 28 | 368 | 6 |
| Akwa Ibom | 395 | 50 | 336 | 9 |
| Jigawa | 386 | 57 | 318 | 11 |
| Niger | 338 | 37 | 289 | 12 |
| Adamawa | 329 | 71 | 238 | 20 |
| Anambra | 297 | 4 | 274 | 19 |
| Sokoto | 210 | 22 | 171 | 17 |
| Taraba | 203 | 19 | 177 | 7 |
| Kebbi | 143 | 5 | 130 | 8 |
| Yobe | 135 | 27 | 100 | 8 |
| Cross River | 93 | 1 | 81 | 11 |
| Zamfara | 79 | 1 | 73 | 5 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
