The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Thursday night, announced that Nigeria has recorded 626 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 27,110.
The NCDC, while disclosing this on its verified Twitter handle said,
“Till date, 27, 110 cases have been confirmed 10,801 cases have been discharged and 616 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”
The 626 new cases were reported from 20 states: Lagos – 193,FCT – 85, Oyo – 41, Edo – 38, Kwara – 34, Abia – 31, Ogun – 29, Ondo – 28, Rivers – 26, Akwa Ibom – 18, Delta – 18, Enugu – 15, Kaduna – 13, Plateau -11, Borno – 8, Bauchi – 7, Adamawa – 5, Gombe – 4 and Sokoto – 1.
NCDC said while 141, 525 samples have so far been tested, there are 15, 693 active cases of COVID-19 in the country, while 10, 801 have recovered and have been discharged.
A breakdown of the 27, 110 confirmed cases is presented below:
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
| Lagos | 10,823 | 9,060 | 1,631 | 132 |
| FCT | 2,020 | 1,377 | 608 | 35 |
| Oyo | 1,432 | 717 | 703 | 12 |
| Kano | 1,257 | 228 | 977 | 52 |
| Edo | 1,203 | 662 | 498 | 43 |
| Delta | 1,149 | 737 | 387 | 25 |
| Rivers | 1,114 | 389 | 687 | 38 |
| Ogun | 898 | 270 | 609 | 19 |
| Kaduna | 818 | 236 | 570 | 12 |
| Katsina | 578 | 114 | 441 | 23 |
| Bauchi | 512 | 34 | 466 | 12 |
| Gombe | 511 | 123 | 369 | 19 |
| Borno | 501 | 35 | 433 | 33 |
| Ebonyi | 438 | 78 | 357 | 3 |
| Plateau | 393 | 164 | 219 | 10 |
| Ondo | 353 | 223 | 110 | 20 |
| Imo | 352 | 296 | 50 | 6 |
| Abia | 351 | 141 | 207 | 3 |
| Enugu | 342 | 169 | 164 | 9 |
| Jigawa | 318 | 1 | 308 | 9 |
| Kwara | 269 | 118 | 142 | 9 |
| Bayelsa | 234 | 96 | 123 | 15 |
| Nasarawa | 213 | 92 | 113 | 8 |
| Sokoto | 152 | 16 | 121 | 15 |
| Osun | 148 | 94 | 48 | 6 |
| Niger | 116 | 64 | 45 | 7 |
| Akwa Ibom | 104 | 48 | 54 | 2 |
| Adamawa | 89 | 36 | 47 | 6 |
| Kebbi | 81 | 16 | 58 | 7 |
| Zamfara | 76 | 0 | 71 | 5 |
| Anambra | 73 | 7 | 57 | 9 |
| Benue | 65 | 34 | 30 | 1 |
| Yobe | 61 | 5 | 48 | 8 |
| Ekiti | 43 | 1 | 40 | 2 |
| Taraba | 19 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| Kogi | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Meanwhile, the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 on Thursday explained that the resumption of schools is yet to be approved.
Mustapha made the clarification on Thursday in Abuja at the PTF briefing on COVID-19, days after the government said graduating students could resume classes in preparation for their examinations.
He said, “For the avoidance of doubts, schools have not resumed. Only critical examination classes will be allowed to resume for those who need revision before examinations.
“As we have informed you, the Federal Ministry of Education will consult further with stakeholders before issuing guidelines that will lead to full resumption.”
“We appeal to Nigerians to continue to show understanding and to ensure that their wards take full advantage of electronic platforms provided for learning,” the SGF added.
He reminded Nigerians that the PTF had announced some limited measures for the education sector, although he insisted that it was still not safe to reopen schools.
