Nigeria records 1,386 new COVID-19 cases, toll now 114,691

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,386 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 114,691.

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

“On the 20th of January 2021, 1386 new confirmed cases and 14 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 114691 cases have been confirmed, 92336 cases have been discharged and 1478 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 1386 new cases are reported from 22 states- Lagos (476), Rivers (163), FCT (116), Kaduna (114), Oyo (68), Plateau (62), Ogun (56), Imo (55), Osun (55), Edo (51), Anambra (50), Kwara (44), Kano (17), Ebonyi (14), Cross River (10), Delta (10), Jigawa (8), Bayelsa (6), Ekiti (6), Borno (2), Taraba (2), and Zamfara (1),” the NCDC said.

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	42,427	8,498	33,650	279
FCT	15,025	4,032	10,875	118
Plateau	6,958	569	6,337	52
Kaduna	6,503	545	5,902	56
Oyo	4,846	689	4,086	71
Rivers	4,636	756	3,804	76
Edo	3,386	387	2,866	133
Ogun	2,984	423	2,522	39
Kano	2,653	305	2,276	72
Delta	2,150	361	1,737	52
Ondo	2,109	255	1,809	45
Kwara	1,741	280	1,424	37
Katsina	1,723	52	1,644	27
Enugu	1,644	248	1,375	21
Gombe	1,518	220	1,257	41
Nasarawa	1,336	998	325	13
Osun	1,318	258	1,033	27
Ebonyi	1,298	196	1,072	30
Abia	1,134	109	1,014	11
Bauchi	1,107	31	1,059	17
Imo	912	122	773	17
Borno	870	90	744	36
Akwa Ibom	698	253	435	10
Benue	694	163	513	18
Sokoto	677	115	536	26
Bayelsa	625	59	543	23
Adamawa	573	309	238	26
Anambra	565	211	334	20
Niger	547	133	400	14
Ekiti	479	47	424	8
Jigawa	437	39	387	11
Taraba	296	71	213	12
Kebbi	261	45	203	13
Yobe	211	6	197	8
Cross River	179	1	166	12
Zamfara	166	1	160	5
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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