Tension as NCDC Records 1354 New Cases of COVID-19

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