Nigeria Records 1544 New COVID-19 Cases, 570 Discharged And 12 Deaths On Jan. 8
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed that Nigeria recorded 1544 new cases of coronavirus on Friday, January 8, 2021 with 570 discharged and 12 deaths.
Highlights
On the 8th of January 2021, 1544 new confirmed cases and 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
Till date, 97478 cases have been confirmed, 78552 cases have been discharged and 1342 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The 1544 new cases are reported from 21 states- Lagos (739), Plateau (168), FCT (153), Oyo (91), Nasarawa (90), Rivers (80), Kaduna (35), Edo (33), Kano (29), Ogun (21), Delta (19), Sokoto (16), Akwa Ibom (11), Ebonyi (11), Enugu (10), Osun (10), Niger (9), Bauchi (cool, Kebbi (cool, Katsina (2), and Taraba (1).
A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.
Our discharges today include 264 community recoveries in Lagos State and 147 community recoveries in Plateau State managed in line with guidelines.
Below are the breakdown;
Lagos-739
Plateau-168
FCT-153
Oyo-91
Nasarawa-90
Rivers-80
Kaduna-35
Edo-33
Kano-29
Ogun-21
Delta-19
Sokoto-16
Akwa Ibom-11
Ebonyi-11
Enugu-10
Osun-10
Niger-9
Bauchi-8
Kebbi-8
Katrina-2
Taraba-1
1544 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-739
Plateau-168
FCT-153
Oyo-91
Nasarawa-90
Rivers-80
Kaduna-35
Edo-33
Kano-29
Ogun-21
Delta-19
Sokoto-16
Akwa Ibom-11
Ebonyi-11
Enugu-10
Osun-10
Niger-9
Bauchi-8
Kebbi-8
Katrina-2
Taraba-197,478 confirmed
78,552 discharged
1,342 deaths pic.twitter.com/gKOwQpoLJY— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 8, 2021
Our discharges today include 264 community recoveries in Lagos State and 147 community recoveries in Plateau State managed in line with guidelines.
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/l5SWB2aE61
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 8, 2021