The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,400 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 127,560.
The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Thursday.
“On the 28th of January 2021, 1400 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“Till date, 127560 cases have been confirmed, 101511 cases have been discharged and 1550 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 1400 new cases are reported from 25 states- Lagos(536), FCT (129), Anambra (87), Rivers (82), Benue (80), Oyo (76), Plateau (61), Kaduna (54), Delta (51), Nasarawa (38), Kwara (36), Edo (32), Katsina (26), Kano (24), Taraba (18), Ogun (14), Sokoto (11), Gombe (10), Jigawa (7), Akwa Ibom (6), Cross River (6), Zamfara (5), Bauchi (5), Osun (4), and Ekiti (2),” the NCDC said.
See the breakdown of cases by state below;
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 47,471 | 8,311 | 38,858 | 302 |
| FCT | 16,470 | 5,381 | 10,964 | 125 |
| Plateau | 7,801 | 775 | 6,973 | 53 |
| Kaduna | 7,512 | 623 | 6,832 | 57 |
| Oyo | 5,308 | 1,122 | 4,110 | 76 |
| Rivers | 5,175 | 728 | 4,368 | 79 |
| Edo | 3,721 | 585 | 3,000 | 136 |
| Ogun | 3,277 | 569 | 2,666 | 42 |
| Kano | 2,913 | 346 | 2,491 | 76 |
| Delta | 2,300 | 511 | 1,737 | 52 |
| Ondo | 2,222 | 175 | 2,000 | 47 |
| Kwara | 1,923 | 344 | 1,540 | 39 |
| Katsina | 1,838 | 110 | 1,701 | 27 |
| Nasarawa | 1,758 | 1,420 | 325 | 13 |
| Enugu | 1,738 | 296 | 1,421 | 21 |
| Gombe | 1,591 | 132 | 1,417 | 42 |
| Osun | 1,474 | 322 | 1,120 | 32 |
| Ebonyi | 1,393 | 166 | 1,197 | 30 |
| Abia | 1,220 | 114 | 1,094 | 12 |
| Bauchi | 1,141 | 39 | 1,085 | 17 |
| Imo | 1,046 | 238 | 790 | 18 |
| Borno | 900 | 90 | 774 | 36 |
| Benue | 829 | 266 | 543 | 20 |
| Anambra | 807 | 454 | 334 | 19 |
| Akwa Ibom | 789 | 307 | 472 | 10 |
| Sokoto | 718 | 25 | 667 | 26 |
| Niger | 688 | 257 | 417 | 14 |
| Bayelsa | 661 | 74 | 563 | 24 |
| Adamawa | 631 | 363 | 240 | 28 |
| Ekiti | 534 | 91 | 435 | 8 |
| Jigawa | 457 | 56 | 390 | 11 |
| Taraba | 367 | 119 | 233 | 15 |
| Kebbi | 267 | 51 | 203 | 13 |
| Yobe | 221 | 14 | 199 | 8 |
| Zamfara | 199 | 21 | 170 | 8 |
| Cross River | 195 | 4 | 179 | 12 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
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