NCDC Confirms 1354 New Cases Of COVID-19 In Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 1354 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Ngnews247.com reports that the new cases were reported in a post on the disease control agency’s Twitter handle on Tuesday night, January 05, 2021.

The newly reported cases bring the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to 92,705 which includes 76,396 discharged cases and 1,319 deaths.

Below is the breakdown of the latest cases according to states with Lagos State having the highest number of cases followed by Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Lagos-712

FCT-145

Plateau-117

Kwara-81

Kaduna-54

Sokoto-39

Oyo-38

Rivers-37

Gombe-21

Enugu-20

Akwa Ibom-16

Bauchi-14

Delta-14

Ebonyi-13

Anambra-9

Taraba-8

Edo-8

Kano-3

Osun-2

Ekiti-2

Ogun-1

1354 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-712
FCT-145
Plateau-117
Kwara-81
Kaduna-54
Sokoto-39
Oyo-38
Rivers-37
Gombe-21
Enugu-20
Akwa Ibom-16
Bauchi-14
Delta-14
Ebonyi-13
Anambra-9
Taraba-8
Edo-8
Kano-3
Osun-2
Ekiti-2
Ogun-1

92,705 confirmed
76,396 discharged
1,319 deaths pic.twitter.com/NpIdlbtxyo

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 5, 2021