Gory harvests of 663 COVID-19 cases from Lagos, Ogun, Bauchi, Ebonyi, others toll at 13,464 out of 79,948 tests conducted

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The Nigeria Center for Disease Control has announced the confirmation of 663 new cases of Coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 13,464.

This is the highest daily toll ever since Nigeria confirmed its index case on February 27, 2020.

With 663 samples confirmed positive on Tuesday, a total of 13,464 COVID-19 cases have now been recorded in 35 states and the FCT.

Aside May 30 when the country recorded its previous highest daily toll with 553 cases, the upward surge in the number of cases, which began in May 2020, has seen the country record around 500 cases within a two-day period.

Although recoveries have also increased significantly in the past month, moving from 745 to 4,206, fatalities have also risen from 128 to 365.

Data from NCDC showed that Lagos, Ogun, and Bauchi recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases on Tuesday.

It said, “On the 9th of June 2020, 663 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.

“Till date, 13464 cases have been confirmed, 4206 cases have been discharged and 365 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 663 new cases are reported from 26 states- Lagos (170), Ogun (108), Bauchi (69), Ebonyi (49), Edo (33), Rivers (30), FCT (26), Jigawa (26), Delta (20), Anambra (17), Gombe (16), Kano (16), Imo (15), Abia (14), Borno (11), Oyo (11), Plateau (8), Kebbi (6), Kaduna (6), Ondo (4), Niger (2), Katsina (2), Osun (1), Ekiti (1), Kwara (1), Nasarawa (1).”

However, NCDC says the increase in the number of cases is a result of more tests, and within one month, between May 8 and June 8, the number of samples tested rose from 25,015 to 79,948.

As part of efforts to increase testing capacity, the agency, on Tuesday, announced the activation of three more laboratories in its network, bringing the country’s total number of labs with capacity to test for COVID-19 to 33.

They are the biorepository and clinical virology lab at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, molecular diagnostics lab at the infectious disease unit of the General Hospital, Ituk Mkpang, Akwa Ibom, and the Jigawa state molecular lab in Dutse.

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 6,065 5,049 944 72
Kano 1,020 473 497 50
FCT 1,012 713 275 24
Ogun 471 272 186 13
Edo 462 322 115 25
Katsina 399 169 209 21
Oyo 398 279 112 7
Rivers 394 215 158 21
Kaduna 369 129 230 10
Borno 367 136 205 26
Bauchi 364 131 224 9
Jigawa 309 148 156 5
Gombe 246 101 135 10
Delta 175 117 50 8
Ebonyi 152 85 67 0
Kwara 143 79 63 1
Sokoto 129 14 101 14
Plateau 128 26 99 3
Nasarawa 113 77 31 5
Abia 97 90 7 0
Imo 83 64 19 0
Zamfara 76 0 71 5
Yobe 52 20 25 7
Osun 50 7 39 4
Anambra 46 42 3 1
Ondo 46 18 21 7
Niger 46 19 26 1
Akwa Ibom 45 28 15 2
Adamawa 42 4 34 4
Kebbi 41 8 29 4
Enugu 30 15 14 1
Ekiti 30 10 18 2
Bayelsa 30 10 17 3
Taraba 18 8 10 0
Benue 13 12 1 0
Kogi 3 3 0 0

 

 

 

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