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

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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