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.
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.
| 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 |