Nigeria’s tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday rose to 11,166 as 348 new infections were announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Wednesday night.
“On the 3rd of June 2020, 348 new confirmed cases and 1 death were recorded in Nigeria. No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
“Till date, 11166 cases have been confirmed, 3329 cases have been discharged and 315 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The 348 new cases are reported from 19 states; Lagos-163, FCT-76, Ebonyi-23, Rivers-21, Delta-8, Nasarawa-8, Niger-8, Enugu-6, Bauchi-5, Edo-5, Ekiti-5, Ondo-5, Gombe-5, Benue-4, Ogun-2, Osun-1, Plateau-1, Kogi-1, Anambra-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 | 5,440 | 4,495 | 878 | 67 |
| Kano | 970 | 607 | 318 | 45 |
| FCT | 763 | 538 | 205 | 20 |
| Katsina | 371 | 244 | 108 | 19 |
| Edo | 341 | 250 | 77 | 14 |
| Oyo | 317 | 212 | 98 | 7 |
| Kaduna | 297 | 114 | 175 | 8 |
| Borno | 296 | 95 | 175 | 26 |
| Ogun | 282 | 113 | 160 | 9 |
| Jigawa | 274 | 129 | 140 | 5 |
| Rivers | 269 | 177 | 76 | 16 |
| Bauchi | 246 | 16 | 222 | 8 |
| Gombe | 169 | 38 | 124 | 7 |
| Sokoto | 115 | 4 | 97 | 14 |
| Kwara | 111 | 73 | 37 | 1 |
| Plateau | 109 | 25 | 82 | 2 |
| Delta | 106 | 71 | 27 | 8 |
| Nasarawa | 88 | 66 | 19 | 3 |
| Zamfara | 76 | 0 | 71 | 5 |
| Ebonyi | 63 | 55 | 8 | 0 |
| Yobe | 52 | 21 | 24 | 7 |
| Osun | 47 | 8 | 35 | 4 |
| Akwa Ibom | 45 | 29 | 14 | 2 |
| Adamawa | 42 | 11 | 27 | 4 |
| Niger | 41 | 31 | 9 | 1 |
| Imo | 39 | 25 | 14 | 0 |
| Kebbi | 33 | 0 | 29 | 4 |
| Ondo | 33 | 8 | 21 | 4 |
| Ekiti | 25 | 5 | 18 | 2 |
| Enugu | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Bayelsa | 21 | 11 | 8 | 2 |
| Taraba | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Abia | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| Benue | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Anambra | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| Kogi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
348 new cases of #COVID19;
Lagos-163
FCT-76
Ebonyi-23
Rivers-21
Delta-8
Nasarawa-8
Niger-8
Enugu-6
Bauchi-5
Edo-5
Ekiti-5
Ondo-5
Gombe-5
Benue-4
Ogun-2
Osun-1
Plateau-1
Kogi-1
Anambra-1
11166 cases of #COVID19Nigeria
Discharged: 3329
Deaths: 315#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/h9TbFuQT80
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) June 3, 2020
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