Nigeria has recorded 1,041 new coronavirus cases.
NewsOne Nigeria reports that the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday evening, 24th December 2020, confirmed 1,041 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.
NewsOne Nigeria reports that the development brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to 81963 which includes 69651 discharged cases and 1242 deaths.
Below is the breakdown of the latest cases according to states with Lagos State recording the highest number of new confirmed cases, followed by FCT and Kaduna State, northern Nigeria.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases NCDC recorded in Nigeria December 24
1041 new #COVID19 cases
Lagos-316
FCT-210
Kaduna-83
Plateau-70
Gombe-56
Oyo-56
Katsina-47
Nasarawa-35
Kano-33
Ogun-21
Rivers-17
Niger-14
Imo-14
Delta-12
Kwara-12
Edo-12
Benue-9
Anambra-8
Taraba-4
Ekiti-4
Ebonyi-6
Bayelsa-1
Sokoto-1
81963 confirmed
69651 discharged
1242 deaths.
1041 new #COVID19 cases
Lagos-316
FCT-210
Kaduna-83
Plateau-70
Gombe-56
Oyo-56
Katsina-47
Nasarawa-35
Kano-33
Ogun-21
Rivers-17
Niger-14
Imo-14
Delta-12
Kwara-12
Edo-12
Benue-9
Anambra-8
Taraba-4
Ekiti-4
Ebonyi-6
Bayelsa-1
Sokoto-181963 confirmed
69651 discharged
1242 deaths pic.twitter.com/2h2OCfNAcq— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 24, 2020
Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 27,488 | 2,766 | 24,484 | 238 |
| FCT | 10,479 | 3,539 | 6,846 | 94 |
| Kaduna | 4,709 | 669 | 3,990 | 50 |
| Plateau | 4,367 | 375 | 3,958 | 34 |
| Oyo | 3,821 | 401 | 3,374 | 46 |
| Rivers | 3,311 | 204 | 3,045 | 62 |
| Edo | 2,802 | 72 | 2,617 | 113 |
| Ogun | 2,410 | 176 | 2,200 | 34 |
| Kano | 2,100 | 250 | 1,792 | 58 |
| Delta | 1,843 | 57 | 1,737 | 49 |
| Ondo | 1,795 | 64 | 1,690 | 41 |
| Katsina | 1,488 | 251 | 1,210 | 27 |
| Enugu | 1,376 | 34 | 1,321 | 21 |
| Kwara | 1,328 | 203 | 1,094 | 31 |
| Gombe | 1,192 | 209 | 952 | 31 |
| Ebonyi | 1,091 | 24 | 1,037 | 30 |
| Osun | 992 | 29 | 940 | 23 |
| Abia | 983 | 16 | 957 | 10 |
| Bauchi | 912 | 85 | 813 | 14 |
| Borno | 789 | 48 | 705 | 36 |
| Imo | 734 | 61 | 661 | 12 |
| Nasarawa | 630 | 292 | 325 | 13 |
| Bayelsa | 518 | 76 | 421 | 21 |
| Benue | 515 | 44 | 460 | 11 |
| Akwa Ibom | 413 | 57 | 347 | 9 |
| Ekiti | 405 | 19 | 380 | 6 |
| Niger | 393 | 81 | 300 | 12 |
| Jigawa | 389 | 52 | 326 | 11 |
| Adamawa | 355 | 96 | 238 | 21 |
| Anambra | 299 | 6 | 274 | 19 |
| Sokoto | 279 | 75 | 187 | 17 |
| Taraba | 207 | 23 | 177 | 7 |
| Yobe | 176 | 45 | 123 | 8 |
| Kebbi | 155 | 12 | 135 | 8 |
| Cross River | 94 | 0 | 82 | 12 |
| Zamfara | 79 | 1 | 73 | 5 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
