NCDC has recorded highest ever daily figure of Coronavirus in Nigeria.
NewsOne Nigeria reports that the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday evening, 16th December 2020, confirmed 930 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 cases NCDC recorded in Nigeria December 16
930 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-279
FCT-179
Plateau-62
Kaduna-54
Kano-52
Katsina-52
Imo-42
Jigawa-42
Rivers-38
Kwara-30
Nasarawa-19
Yobe-15
Ogun-13
Borno-10
Oyo-9
Niger-9
Ebonyi-6
Bauchi-6
Edo-5
Taraba-4
Sokoto-2
Cross River-2.
930 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-279
FCT-179
Plateau-62
Kaduna-54
Kano-52
Katsina-52
Imo-42
Jigawa-42
Rivers-38
Kwara-30
Nasarawa-19
Yobe-15
Ogun-13
Borno-10
Oyo-9
Niger-9
Ebonyi-6
Bauchi-6
Edo-5
Taraba-4
Sokoto-2
Cross River-2 pic.twitter.com/I31SGUwP7B— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 16, 2020
Confirmed Coronavirus Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 25,436 | 1,507 | 23,697 | 232 |
| FCT | 8,908 | 2,356 | 6,464 | 88 |
| Plateau | 4,099 | 148 | 3,917 | 34 |
| Kaduna | 4,098 | 603 | 3,448 | 47 |
| Oyo | 3,773 | 355 | 3,372 | 46 |
| Rivers | 3,217 | 228 | 2,929 | 60 |
| Edo | 2,747 | 48 | 2,586 | 113 |
| Ogun | 2,348 | 174 | 2,141 | 33 |
| Kano | 1,965 | 169 | 1,740 | 56 |
| Delta | 1,829 | 43 | 1,737 | 49 |
| Ondo | 1,751 | 86 | 1,624 | 41 |
| Enugu | 1,363 | 23 | 1,319 | 21 |
| Katsina | 1,289 | 240 | 1,025 | 24 |
| Kwara | 1,275 | 151 | 1,094 | 30 |
| Gombe | 1,104 | 137 | 942 | 25 |
| Ebonyi | 1,075 | 14 | 1,031 | 30 |
| Abia | 973 | 26 | 937 | 10 |
| Osun | 965 | 12 | 932 | 21 |
| Bauchi | 860 | 75 | 771 | 14 |
| Borno | 768 | 27 | 705 | 36 |
| Imo | 730 | 57 | 661 | 12 |
| Nasarawa | 581 | 243 | 325 | 13 |
| Benue | 515 | 44 | 460 | 11 |
| Bayelsa | 471 | 29 | 421 | 21 |
| Ekiti | 396 | 23 | 367 | 6 |
| Jigawa | 382 | 59 | 312 | 11 |
| Akwa Ibom | 364 | 28 | 327 | 9 |
| Adamawa | 329 | 71 | 238 | 20 |
| Niger | 307 | 13 | 282 | 12 |
| Anambra | 294 | 7 | 268 | 19 |
| Sokoto | 210 | 28 | 165 | 17 |
| Taraba | 203 | 19 | 177 | 7 |
| Kebbi | 138 | 15 | 115 | 8 |
| Yobe | 123 | 23 | 92 | 8 |
| Cross River | 92 | 5 | 78 | 9 |
| Zamfara | 79 | 1 | 73 | 5 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
