COVID-19 Update: Lagos Maintains Lead, Discharges 14,496 Patients

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  • FCT, Oyo in 2nd, 3rd position 

BY VICTOR OSOWOCHI – Despite recording decreasing numbers in the coronavirus (COVID-19) daily infections reportage, Lagos State is still maintaining its leading status as the epicentre of the deadly disease in Nigeria

Current statistics released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) showed that of about 17,092 laboratory confirmed cases, Lagos has 2,395 patients on admission while the figure of its successfully treated and discharged cases currently stands at 14,496 with 201 deaths so far.

Following in second place is the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with a tally of 4,837 confirmed cases; 3,402 patients on admission; 1,389 treated and discharged cases with 46 deaths.

Though the administration of Governor Seyi Makinde is said to be contesting the figures. Oyo is currently placed third on the chart with 3,007 confirmed cases; 1,319 patients on admission; 1,654 cases treated and discharged while the fatality figure is 34 deaths.

Meanwhile, Wednesday, August 19, 2020 figures reported by NCDC are the highest daily record of new cases in the month of August, with Plateau topping the list of states with 186 positive samples, followed by Lagos with 172.

According to the NCDC, before Wednesday, the highest number of positive samples for the month was 457, which was confirmed on August 5, 2020

This is coming less than four weeks after Nigeria crossed 40,000 mark. The NCDC had confirmed 40,543 infections as the tally on July 26. Of the number, 17,374 were recoveries while 858 deaths were recorded.

LATEST COVID-19 FIGURES

Worldwide
Cases: 22,260,914
Deaths: 784,082
Recoveries: 14,198,187

South Africa
Cases: 596,060
Deaths: 12,423

Egypt
Cases: 96,914
Deaths: 5,197

COVID-19 NIGERIA

Samples Tested

363,331

Confirmed Cases

50,488

Active Cases

12,199

Discharged Cases

37,304

Death

985

Confirmed Cases By State

States AffectedNo. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)No. of Cases (on admission)No. DischargedNo. of Deaths
Lagos17,0922,39514,496201
FCT4,8373,4021,38946
Oyo3,0071,3191,65434
Edo2,4751812,194100
Plateau2,0431,03598325
Rivers2,0271021,86857
Kaduna1,8822331,63712
Kano1,6832631,36654
Delta1,6711281,49746
Ogun1,5871991,36325
Ondo1,48267777530
Enugu1,02515585020
Ebonyi9431590127
Kwara91323865223
Osun75723450914
Katsina74626545724
Abia7131285796
Borno7069357736
Gombe6846759423
Bauchi6075453914
Imo50632816810
Benue4302821399
Nasarawa38610227212
Bayelsa352732421
Jigawa322330811
Akwa Ibom260442088
Niger2325216812
Ekiti206981044
Adamawa1855012312
Anambra181415918
Sokoto154013816
Kebbi900828
Taraba7819554
Zamfara771715
Cross River7724458
Yobe672578
Kogi5032

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