The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 328 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 11,844.
The NCDC made the announcement on Friday night via its Twitter handle.
“On the 5th of June 2020, 328 new confirmed cases and 10 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 11844 cases have been confirmed, 3696 cases have been discharged and 333 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 328 new cases are reported from 14 states; Lagos-121, FCT-70, Bauchi-25, Rivers-18, Oyo-16, Kaduna-15, Gombe-14, Edo-13, Ogun-13, Jigawa-8, Enugu-6, Kano-5, Osun-2, Ondo-2.”
The breakdown of cases by state is shown below;
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 5,663 | 4,694 | 902 | 67 |
| Kano | 985 | 557 | 382 | 46 |
| FCT | 862 | 623 | 217 | 22 |
| Katsina | 385 | 168 | 198 | 19 |
| Edo | 364 | 249 | 96 | 19 |
| Kaduna | 335 | 128 | 197 | 10 |
| Oyo | 334 | 215 | 112 | 7 |
| Ogun | 329 | 133 | 186 | 10 |
| Borno | 322 | 111 | 185 | 26 |
| Rivers | 308 | 186 | 104 | 18 |
| Jigawa | 282 | 124 | 153 | 5 |
| Bauchi | 281 | 51 | 222 | 8 |
| Gombe | 184 | 50 | 127 | 7 |
| Kwara | 127 | 81 | 45 | 1 |
| Delta | 116 | 77 | 31 | 8 |
| Sokoto | 115 | 4 | 97 | 14 |
| Plateau | 113 | 27 | 84 | 2 |
| Nasarawa | 90 | 54 | 31 | 5 |
| Ebonyi | 80 | 72 | 8 | 0 |
| Zamfara | 76 | 0 | 71 | 5 |
| Yobe | 52 | 20 | 25 | 7 |
| Osun | 49 | 10 | 35 | 4 |
| Imo | 47 | 28 | 19 | 0 |
| Akwa Ibom | 45 | 29 | 14 | 2 |
| Adamawa | 42 | 11 | 27 | 4 |
| Niger | 41 | 23 | 17 | 1 |
| Ondo | 38 | 11 | 21 | 6 |
| Kebbi | 33 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| Bayelsa | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 |
| Enugu | 30 | 16 | 14 | 0 |
| Ekiti | 25 | 5 | 18 | 2 |
| Taraba | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Abia | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| Benue | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Anambra | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Kogi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Meanwhile, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 168,464, and at least 4,700 people have died, statistics from the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) office for the African Region showed on Friday.
“Over 168,464 confirmed #COVID19 cases on the African continent – with more than 73,000 recoveries & 4,700 deaths,” the office wrote on Twitter.
Most cases in the continent were detected in South Africa with 40,792, Egypt with 28,615, and Nigeria with 11,844.
Egypt, South Africa, and Algeria account for the highest number of related fatalities with 1,088, 848, and 681 deaths, respectively. In May, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that Africa was the least affected region in the world in terms of COVID-19 cases and deaths.
He noted that the continent had 1.5 percent of the world’s reported infections and less than 0.1 percent of the global deaths from the infection.
