The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Wednesday, announced that the country has recorded 113 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 62,224.
The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Wednesday night.
“On the 28th of October 2020, 147 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“Till date, 62371 cases have been confirmed, 58095 cases have been discharged and 1139 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 147 new cases are reported from 12 states- Lagos (82), FCT (20), Rivers (9), Kaduna (8), Plateau (8), Benue (5), Edo (3), Kano (3), Nasarawa (3), Taraba (3), Ogun (2), Bauchi (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 | 21,017 | 662 | 20,145 | 210 |
| FCT | 6,028 | 606 | 5,341 | 81 |
| Plateau | 3,622 | 221 | 3,368 | 33 |
| Oyo | 3,433 | 813 | 2,577 | 43 |
| Rivers | 2,790 | 83 | 2,648 | 59 |
| Edo | 2,657 | 26 | 2,522 | 109 |
| Kaduna | 2,633 | 77 | 2,513 | 43 |
| Ogun | 2,016 | 85 | 1,901 | 30 |
| Delta | 1,813 | 27 | 1,737 | 49 |
| Kano | 1,746 | 8 | 1,684 | 54 |
| Ondo | 1,666 | 44 | 1,585 | 37 |
| Enugu | 1,314 | 24 | 1,269 | 21 |
| Kwara | 1,069 | 24 | 1,019 | 26 |
| Ebonyi | 1,049 | 8 | 1,011 | 30 |
| Katsina | 952 | 0 | 928 | 24 |
| Osun | 923 | 4 | 899 | 20 |
| Abia | 898 | 18 | 872 | 8 |
| Gombe | 883 | 111 | 747 | 25 |
| Borno | 745 | 4 | 705 | 36 |
| Bauchi | 711 | 1 | 696 | 14 |
| Imo | 616 | 24 | 580 | 12 |
| Benue | 491 | 45 | 435 | 11 |
| Nasarawa | 482 | 144 | 325 | 13 |
| Bayelsa | 403 | 1 | 381 | 21 |
| Ekiti | 332 | 6 | 320 | 6 |
| Jigawa | 325 | 6 | 308 | 11 |
| Akwa Ibom | 295 | 0 | 287 | 8 |
| Anambra | 277 | 10 | 248 | 19 |
| Niger | 274 | 3 | 259 | 12 |
| Adamawa | 257 | 9 | 229 | 19 |
| Sokoto | 165 | 1 | 147 | 17 |
| Taraba | 143 | 30 | 107 | 6 |
| Kebbi | 93 | 1 | 84 | 8 |
| Cross River | 87 | 4 | 74 | 9 |
| Yobe | 82 | 6 | 68 | 8 |
| Zamfara | 79 | 1 | 73 | 5 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
147 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-82
FCT-20
Rivers-9
Kaduna-8
Plateau-8
Benue-5
Edo-3
Kano-3
Nasarawa-3
Taraba-3
Ogun-2
Bauchi-1
62,371 confirmed
58,095 discharged
1,139 deaths pic.twitter.com/IaufMtfTqW
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) October 28, 2020
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