COVID-19 Update: NCDC Reports 100 New Infections, Tally Now 55,005 Cases
BY VICTOR OSOWOCHI, ABUJA – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection figures in the country only increased by 100 on Sunday, taking the overall tally to 55,005 in the last 24 hours
Confirming the latest figures on its official twitter handle late Sunday night, the NCDC said; “On the 6th of September 2020, 100 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“Till date, 55,005 cases have been confirmed, 43,013 cases have been discharged and 1,057 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”
Giving further breakdown of the 100 new cases reported from 10 states of the federation on the day, the Center presented the figures thus: Lagos (39), FCT (22), Kaduna (19), and Oyo (7).
According to the NCDC, also on the dsily infection chart are: Ebonyi (6), Edo (3), Katsina (1), Ekiti (1), Bauchi (1), and Nasarawa (1).
COVID-19 NIGERIA
Samples Tested
420,543
Confirmed Cases
55,005
Active Cases
10,935
Discharged Cases
43,013
Death
1,057
Confirmed Cases By State
States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lagos | 18,347 | 2,912 | 15,233 | 202 |
FCT | 5,301 | 3,622 | 1,612 | 67 |
Oyo | 3,194 | 1,198 | 1,959 | 37 |
Plateau | 2,720 | 1,000 | 1,690 | 30 |
Edo | 2,597 | 131 | 2,366 | 100 |
Kaduna | 2,208 | 81 | 2,095 | 32 |
Rivers | 2,175 | 76 | 2,042 | 57 |
Delta | 1,768 | 117 | 1,603 | 48 |
Kano | 1,727 | 69 | 1,604 | 54 |
Ogun | 1,678 | 43 | 1,609 | 26 |
Ondo | 1,561 | 131 | 1,398 | 32 |
Enugu | 1,184 | 75 | 1,088 | 21 |
Ebonyi | 1,020 | 17 | 974 | 29 |
Kwara | 982 | 163 | 794 | 25 |
Katsina | 813 | 332 | 457 | 24 |
Abia | 807 | 87 | 712 | 8 |
Osun | 795 | 26 | 752 | 17 |
Gombe | 744 | 78 | 643 | 23 |
Borno | 741 | 2 | 703 | 36 |
Bauchi | 670 | 12 | 644 | 14 |
Imo | 534 | 313 | 210 | 11 |
Benue | 460 | 160 | 291 | 9 |
Nasarawa | 438 | 128 | 298 | 12 |
Bayelsa | 391 | 10 | 360 | 21 |
Jigawa | 322 | 3 | 308 | 11 |
Ekiti | 283 | 30 | 248 | 5 |
Akwa Ibom | 280 | 34 | 238 | 8 |
Niger | 244 | 16 | 216 | 12 |
Adamawa | 228 | 33 | 180 | 15 |
Anambra | 221 | 21 | 181 | 19 |
Sokoto | 159 | 1 | 142 | 16 |
Kebbi | 93 | 3 | 82 | 8 |
Taraba | 87 | 9 | 73 | 5 |
Cross River | 83 | 2 | 73 | 8 |
Zamfara | 78 | 0 | 73 | 5 |
Yobe | 67 | 0 | 59 | 8 |
Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |