Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday, January 4 announced 1204 new coronavirus confirmed infections, 655 discharged patients and 7 casualties.
The public health agency said that the new cases were reported in 20 States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The breakdown of the new cases are as follows; Lagos-654, FCT-200, Plateau-60, Kaduna-54, Kano-40, Rivers-30, Edo-28, Nasarawa-25, Kebbi-19, Bauchi-18, Oyo-13, Akwa Ibom-12, Bayelsa-11, Ogun-11, Delta-9, Abia-8, Benue-5, Imo-3, Borno-2, Sokoto-1 and Osun-1.
1204 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-654
FCT-200
Plateau-60
Kaduna-54
Kano-40
Rivers-30
Edo-28
Nasarawa-25
Kebbi-19
Bauchi-18
Oyo-13
Akwa Ibom-12
Bayelsa-11
Ogun-11
Delta-9
Abia-8
Benue-5
Imo-3
Borno-2
Sokoto-1
Osun-191,351 confirmed
75,699 discharged
1,318 deaths pic.twitter.com/DhGzPtTv5Z— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 4, 2021
It noted that with the latest infections, the total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country now stand at 91,351 from 90,080.
With the new toll also, figures of successfully treated patients moved from 75,044 to 75,699.
A total of 1,318 deaths have now been recorded thus far in Nigeria as 7 new casualties were reported yesterday.
Our discharges today includes 218 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/iZLWoxrJe1
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 4, 2021
