Nigeria Records 1074 New COVID-19 Cases, 660 Discharged And 5 Deaths On January 1

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that Nigeria recorded 1074 new cases of COVID-19, 660 discharged and five deaths On January 1, 2021.

Highlights

On the 1st of January 2021, 1074 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria

Till date, 88587 cases have been confirmed, 74373 cases have been discharged and 1294 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory

The 1074 new cases are reported from 15 states- Lagos (642), Kaduna (92), Rivers (78), FCT (66), Gombe (66), Kano (35), Ogun (31), Katsina (22), Plateau (20), Abia (7), Niger (4), Oyo (4), Akwa Ibom (3), Delta (2), and Osun (2)
A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.

Below is the breakdown by States;

Lagos-642
Kaduna-92
Rivers-78
FCT-66
Gombe-66
Kano-35
Ogun-31
Katsina-22
Plateau-20
Abia-7
Niger-4
Oyo-4
Akwa Ibom-3
Delta-2
Osun-2

1074 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-642
Kaduna-92
Rivers-78
FCT-66
Gombe-66
Kano-35
Ogun-31
Katsina-22
Plateau-20
Abia-7
Niger-4
Oyo-4
Akwa Ibom-3
Delta-2
Osun-2

88,587 confirmed
74,373 discharged
1,294 deaths pic.twitter.com/7Ub06fgT8m

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 1, 2021