Nigeria records 1,617 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 112,004

Published by

4 years ago

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,617 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 112,004.

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

“On the 18th of January 2021, 1617 new confirmed cases and 14 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 112004 cases have been confirmed, 89939 cases have been discharged and 1449 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 1617 new cases are reported from 18 states- Lagos (776), Kaduna (147) Kwara (131), FCT (102), Plateau (78), Edo (59), Ogun (53), Osun (45), Rivers (37), Taraba (36), Nasarawa (34), Adamawa (33), Kano (26), Delta (20), Ebonyi (16), Bayelsa (11), Gombe(11) and Borno (2).

“Our discharges today includes 289 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines,” 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	41,400	8,828	32,296	276
FCT	14,700	3,887	10,695	118
Plateau	6,831	645	6,137	49
Kaduna	6,325	502	5,767	56
Oyo	4,695	573	4,054	68
Rivers	4,429	699	3,655	75
Edo	3,320	353	2,840	127
Ogun	2,912	395	2,480	37
Kano	2,617	333	2,214	70
Delta	2,122	333	1,737	52
Ondo	2,070	219	1,809	42
Katsina	1,723	52	1,644	27
Kwara	1,697	241	1,420	36
Enugu	1,583	187	1,375	21
Gombe	1,500	208	1,251	41
Nasarawa	1,335	997	325	13
Ebonyi	1,275	173	1,072	30
Osun	1,260	210	1,023	27
Abia	1,134	109	1,014	11
Bauchi	1,107	126	964	17
Borno	867	93	738	36
Imo	857	71	770	16
Sokoto	677	156	495	26
Akwa Ibom	667	236	422	9
Benue	657	127	513	17
Bayelsa	619	53	543	23
Adamawa	573	309	238	26
Niger	547	133	400	14
Anambra	515	161	334	20
Ekiti	473	57	409	7
Jigawa	425	31	383	11
Taraba	294	75	208	11
Kebbi	251	35	203	13
Yobe	211	6	197	8
Cross River	169	0	157	12
Zamfara	162	3	154	5
Kogi	5	0	3	2

YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THESE HEADLINES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE

Nigeria Recorded 70 COVID-19 Deaths Last Week – Highest In Six Months

Last week, Nigeria recorded 70 new COVID-19 deaths which is the highest in six months, Tribune Online analysis reveals.

According to data sourced from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), the last time Nigeria recorded more deaths than last week was the 78 deaths reported in the 30th week of the pandemic (July 19 – July 25)…

[ICYMI] Minutes After Electoral College Elected Joe Biden, US Attorney General Resigns (Resignation Letter Inside)

A close ally of President Donald Trump and the United States Attorney General, William Barr, has resigned his appointment after holding a meeting with the president…

Nigeria records 1617 new COVID-19 cases, total rises to 112,004