COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 576 New Cases, Total Now 89,163

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BY VICTOR OSOWOCHI, ABUJA – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday confirmed 576 fresh cases of COVID-19, with the total number of infections in the country now rising to 89,163.

According to reports captured on its official Twitter handle, the Centre said; “On the 2nd of January 2021, 576 new confirmed cases and eight (8) deaths were recorded in Nigeria.”

The organisation also explained that; “Till date, 89163 cases have been confirmed, 74789 cases have been discharged and 1302 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”

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On its breakdown of the 576 new cases reported from 15 states across the federation, the nation’s disease Centre outfit credited Lagos with (277) cases; FCT – (90), Oyo – (51), Nasarawa – (49), and Sokoto – (23).

Other states listed are: Anambra – (14), Bauchi – (11), Imo – (11), Kano – (11), Edo – (10), Plateau – (10), Ogun – (9), Osun – (5), Jigawa – (3), and Rivers – (2).

It further stated that; “Our discharges today include 287 community recoveries in Lagos State and 60 community recoveries in Plateau State managed in line with guidelines.”

The NCDC also tweeted that: “Our discharges today include 287 community recoveries in Lagos State and 60 community recoveries in Plateau State managed in line with guidelines.”

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via http://covid19.ncdc.gov.ng

COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

952,975

Confirmed Cases

89,163

Active Cases

13,072

Discharged Cases

74,789

Death

1,302

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected
No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)
No. of Cases (on admission)
No. Discharged
No. of Deaths
Lagos
31,107
4,124
26,736
247
FCT
11,861
4,185
7,574
102
Kaduna
5,328
626
4,649
53
Plateau
4,905
329
4,533
43
Oyo
3,994
541
3,402
51
Rivers
3,555
292
3,199
64
Edo
2,880
87
2,676
117
Ogun
2,533
217
2,282
34
Kano
2,308
310
1,930
68
Delta
1,888
99
1,737
52
Ondo
1,811
32
1,738
41
Katsina
1,636
180
1,429
27
Kwara
1,414
289
1,094
31
Enugu
1,382
13
1,348
21
Gombe
1,338
300
1,001
37
Ebonyi
1,097
-5
1,072
30
Bauchi
1,020
143
860
17
Osun
1,019
34
962
23
Abia
1,000
22
968
10
Nasarawa
848
510
325
13
Borno
796
22
738
36
Imo
766
32
722
12
Benue
532
52
469
11
Bayelsa
519
77
421
21
Akwa Ibom
437
43
385
9
Niger
417
84
320
13
Ekiti
410
9
395
6
Jigawa
406
27
368
11
Adamawa
391
132
238
21
Sokoto
380
114
248
18
Anambra
322
28
274
20
Taraba
217
23
187
7
Yobe
187
56
123
8
Kebbi
173
20
144
9
Cross River
169
0
157
12
Zamfara
112
25
82
5
Kogi
5
0
3
2

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