Tension as NCDC Records 1354 New Cases of COVID-19.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 1354 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria.
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:
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
