Nigeria records 57 new COVID-19 infections, total now 163,793

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 57 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 163,793.

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

“On the 11th of April 2021, 57 new confirmed cases and death was recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 163793 cases have been confirmed, 154107 cases have been discharged and 2060 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 57 new cases are reported from 7 states- FCT (20), Lagos (19), Bayelsa (7), Kaduna (4), Rivers (3), Osun (3) and Jigawa (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	57,969	540	56,990	439
FCT	19,723	479	19,080	164
Plateau	9,030	6	8,967	57
Kaduna	8,989	32	8,892	65
Rivers	6,999	43	6,855	101
Oyo	6,838	209	6,506	123
Edo	4,893	9	4,699	185
Ogun	4,621	1	4,571	49
Kano	3,930	25	3,795	110
Ondo	3,226	1,083	2,080	63
Kwara	3,120	251	2,814	55
Delta	2,617	802	1,744	71
Osun	2,553	35	2,466	52
Nasarawa	2,378	1,992	373	13
Enugu	2,259	257	1,973	29
Katsina	2,097	14	2,049	34
Gombe	2,034	4	1,986	44
Ebonyi	2,017	20	1,965	32
Anambra	1,909	64	1,826	19
Akwa Ibom	1,810	90	1,706	14
Abia	1,683	16	1,645	22
Imo	1,655	26	1,592	37
Bauchi	1,540	8	1,515	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	878	29	823	26
Ekiti	868	15	842	11
Sokoto	775	1	746	28
Jigawa	527	26	485	16
Kebbi	450	42	392	16
Cross River	385	10	357	18
Yobe	365	49	307	9
Zamfara	234	5	221	8
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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