COVID-19 Update: NCDC Confirms 216 New Cases, Tally Now 54,463
BY VICTOR OSOWOCHI, ABUJA – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday night confirmed 216 new infections of coronavirus (COVID-19), as confirmed cases are now 54,463.
The Centre also stated on its verified Twitter handle @NCDCgov that four deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours with the fatality figure now at 1,027 deaths nationwide.
Reporting highlights of events in the last 24 hours, NCDC said; “On the 2nd of September 2020, 216 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“Till date, 54,463 cases have been confirmed, 42,439 cases have been discharged and 1,027 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”
For the 216 new cases reported from 16 states of the Federation, the breakdown indicated thus: Plateau – (59), Rivers – (27), Abia – (22), Lagos – (20), Oyo – (18), Enugu – (17), and Kaduna – (11).
Others are: FCT – (11), Ogun – (10), Ebonyi – (4), Osun – (4), Ekiti – (4), Delta – (3), Edo – (3), Akwa Ibom – (2) and Bauchi – (1)
COVID-19 NIGERIA
Samples Tested
411,077
Confirmed Cases
54,463
Active Cases
10,997
Discharged Cases
42,439
Death
1,027
Confirmed Cases By State
States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lagos | 18,177 | 2,744 | 15,231 | 202 |
FCT | 5,213 | 3,590 | 1,563 | 60 |
Oyo | 3,136 | 1,145 | 1,954 | 37 |
Plateau | 2,708 | 1,119 | 1,559 | 30 |
Edo | 2,590 | 144 | 2,346 | 100 |
Rivers | 2,168 | 108 | 2,003 | 57 |
Kaduna | 2,163 | 108 | 2,043 | 12 |
Delta | 1,752 | 109 | 1,595 | 48 |
Kano | 1,727 | 92 | 1,581 | 54 |
Ogun | 1,669 | 108 | 1,535 | 26 |
Ondo | 1,543 | 131 | 1,380 | 32 |
Enugu | 1,179 | 70 | 1,088 | 21 |
Ebonyi | 1,005 | 37 | 941 | 27 |
Kwara | 966 | 157 | 784 | 25 |
Abia | 798 | 78 | 712 | 8 |
Katsina | 796 | 315 | 457 | 24 |
Osun | 788 | 30 | 741 | 17 |
Borno | 741 | 34 | 671 | 36 |
Gombe | 723 | 64 | 636 | 23 |
Bauchi | 669 | 22 | 633 | 14 |
Imo | 529 | 313 | 205 | 11 |
Benue | 460 | 160 | 291 | 9 |
Nasarawa | 434 | 124 | 298 | 12 |
Bayelsa | 391 | 12 | 358 | 21 |
Jigawa | 322 | 3 | 308 | 11 |
Akwa Ibom | 280 | 34 | 238 | 8 |
Ekiti | 278 | 54 | 219 | 5 |
Niger | 243 | 15 | 216 | 12 |
Adamawa | 228 | 33 | 180 | 15 |
Anambra | 216 | 30 | 168 | 18 |
Sokoto | 159 | 1 | 142 | 16 |
Kebbi | 93 | 3 | 82 | 8 |
Taraba | 87 | 9 | 73 | 5 |
Cross River | 82 | 1 | 73 | 8 |
Zamfara | 78 | 0 | 73 | 5 |
Yobe | 67 | 0 | 59 | 8 |
Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |