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Nigeria records 110 new COVID-19 infections, total now 163,440

Adeoye Faith

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 110 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 163,440.

The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Wednesday.

“On the 7th of April 2021, 110 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 163440 cases have been confirmed, 153788 cases have been discharged and 2058 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 110 new cases are reported from 11 states- Lagos(24), Yobe (24), FCT (16), Bayelsa (10), Rivers (10), Kaduna (10), Nasarawa (5), Akwa Ibom (4), Bauchi (3), Edo (3), and Plateau(1).”

See the breakdown of cases by state below;

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 57,878 449 56,990 439
FCT 19,697 453 19,080 164
Plateau 9,029 23 8,949 57
Kaduna 8,982 50 8,867 65
Rivers 6,959 18 6,841 100
Oyo 6,838 378 6,337 123
Edo 4,892 8 4,699 185
Ogun 4,620 8 4,563 49
Kano 3,917 24 3,783 110
Ondo 3,220 1,077 2,080 63
Kwara 3,120 251 2,814 55
Delta 2,608 793 1,744 71
Osun 2,544 30 2,462 52
Nasarawa 2,369 1,983 373 13
Enugu 2,259 257 1,973 29
Katsina 2,097 14 2,049 34
Gombe 2,034 4 1,986 44
Ebonyi 2,007 24 1,951 32
Anambra 1,909 64 1,826 19
Akwa Ibom 1,784 116 1,654 14
Abia 1,677 11 1,645 21
Imo 1,655 26 1,592 37
Bauchi 1,535 -35 1,553 17
Borno 1,337 99 1,200 38
Benue 1,188 575 591 22
Adamawa 1,051 745 274 32
Niger 930 0 913 17
Taraba 910 24 864 22
Bayelsa 871 26 819 26
Ekiti 867 19 837 11
Sokoto 774 0 746 28
Jigawa 524 23 485 16
Kebbi 450 42 392 16
Cross River 377 11 348 18
Yobe 352 59 284 9
Zamfara 232 3 221 8
Kogi 5 0 3 2

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