Nigeria has recorded 829 new coronavirus cases.
NewsOne Nigeria reports that the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday evening, 26th December 2020, confirmed 829 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 83,576 which includes 70,495 discharged cases and 1,247 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 26
829 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-296
FCT-291
Kaduna-79
Rivers-40
Kano-35
Nasarawa-25
Bauchi-19
Benue-8
Borno-7
Edo-7
Oyo-7
Sokoto-7
Cross River-3
Jigawa-
Ogun-2
83,576 confirmed
70,495 discharged
1,247 deaths.
829 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-296
FCT-291
Kaduna-79
Rivers-40
Kano-35
Nasarawa-25
Bauchi-19
Benue-8
Borno-7
Edo-7
Oyo-7
Sokoto-7
Cross River-3
Jigawa-
Ogun-283,576 confirmed
70,495 discharged
1,247 deaths pic.twitter.com/I8Z1p2FmvH— NCDC (@NCDCgov) December 26, 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 | 28,488 | 3,277 | 24,973 | 238 |
| FCT | 11,057 | 4,092 | 6,869 | 96 |
| Kaduna | 4,883 | 550 | 4,283 | 50 |
| Plateau | 4,459 | 385 | 4,038 | 36 |
| Oyo | 3,885 | 462 | 3,377 | 46 |
| Rivers | 3,368 | 218 | 3,086 | 64 |
| Edo | 2,826 | 86 | 2,627 | 113 |
| Ogun | 2,451 | 177 | 2,240 | 34 |
| Kano | 2,169 | 284 | 1,825 | 60 |
| Delta | 1,868 | 82 | 1,737 | 49 |
| Ondo | 1,798 | 67 | 1,690 | 41 |
| Katsina | 1,570 | 270 | 1,273 | 27 |
| Enugu | 1,382 | 28 | 1,333 | 21 |
| Kwara | 1,379 | 254 | 1,094 | 31 |
| Gombe | 1,248 | 259 | 956 | 33 |
| Ebonyi | 1,097 | 30 | 1,037 | 30 |
| Osun | 1,004 | 34 | 947 | 23 |
| Abia | 983 | 16 | 957 | 10 |
| Bauchi | 964 | 137 | 813 | 14 |
| Borno | 796 | 55 | 705 | 36 |
| Imo | 748 | 22 | 714 | 12 |
| Nasarawa | 690 | 352 | 325 | 13 |
| Benue | 532 | 52 | 469 | 11 |
| Bayelsa | 519 | 77 | 421 | 21 |
| Akwa Ibom | 429 | 73 | 347 | 9 |
| Niger | 409 | 96 | 300 | 13 |
| Ekiti | 409 | 11 | 392 | 6 |
| Jigawa | 392 | 37 | 344 | 11 |
| Adamawa | 355 | 96 | 238 | 21 |
| Anambra | 307 | 14 | 274 | 19 |
| Sokoto | 297 | 71 | 209 | 17 |
| Taraba | 211 | 27 | 177 | 7 |
| Yobe | 187 | 56 | 123 | 8 |
| Cross River | 169 | 75 | 82 | 12 |
| Kebbi | 163 | 11 | 144 | 8 |
| Zamfara | 79 | 1 | 73 | 5 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
