Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 146 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 4,787.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via its official twitter handle.
In a late evening tweet, the health agency said the new cases were reported from 20 states. These are Lagos (57), Kano (27), Kwara (10), Edo (9), Bauchi (8), Yobe (7), Kebbi (4), Oyo (4), Katsina (3), Niger (3), Plateau (2), Borno (2), Sokoto (2), Benue (2), Gombe (1), Enugu (1), Ebonyi (1), Ogun (1), FCT (1), Rivers (1).
So far, no new state has reported a case. Cases have been reported in 34 states and the FCT. Only Kogi and Cross River States are yet to officially report any case.
Till date, 4,787 cases have been confirmed, 959 cases have been discharged and 158 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
While Lagos State remains the leading state for the disease in the country, cases in Kano, Bauchi and Yobe States have continued to increase significantly.
A breakdown of the 4, 787 confirmed cases shows that Lagos State has so far reported 1,990 cases, followed by Kano – 693, FCT – 360, Katsina – 208,Borno – 188, Bauchi – 190, Ogun – 127, Gombe – 119, Jigawa – 118, Kaduna – 111, Sokoto – 108, Edo – 88, Zamfara – 73.
Others are Oyo – 649, Osun – 39, Kwara – 44, Nasarawa – 25, Kebbi – 28, Rivers – 23, Delta – 17, Plateau – 21, Adamawa – 21, Akwa Ibom – 17, Taraba – 15, Ondo – 16, Yobe – 20, Ekiti – 15, Enugu – 11, Ebonyi – 8, Niger – 9, Bayelsa – 6, Benue – 4, Imo – 3, Abia – 2, Anambra – 1.
Nigeria has 28,418 samples tested in its ongoing campaign against the deadly COVID-19.
