The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 917 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 90,080.
The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Sunday.
“On the 3rd of January 2021, 917 new confirmed cases and 9 deaths were recorded in Nigeria,
“Till date, 90080 cases have been confirmed, 75044 cases have been discharged and 1311 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 917 new cases are reported from 17 states- FCT (222), Lagos (214), Kaduna (119), Plateau (92), Nasarawa (50), Oyo (41), Adamawa (33), Ondo (32), Abia (28), Ogun (19), Rivers (17), Kano (16), Yobe (14), Edo (8), Anambra (6), Ekiti (5) and Jigawa (1).
“Our discharges today includes 59 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 | 31,321 | 4,279 | 26,795 | 247 |
| FCT | 12,083 | 4,391 | 7,588 | 104 |
| Kaduna | 5,447 | 686 | 4,708 | 53 |
| Plateau | 4,997 | 393 | 4,560 | 44 |
| Oyo | 4,035 | 581 | 3,402 | 52 |
| Rivers | 3,572 | 299 | 3,209 | 64 |
| Edo | 2,888 | 90 | 2,681 | 117 |
| Ogun | 2,552 | 226 | 2,292 | 34 |
| Kano | 2,324 | 326 | 1,930 | 68 |
| Delta | 1,888 | 99 | 1,737 | 52 |
| Ondo | 1,843 | 39 | 1,763 | 41 |
| Katsina | 1,636 | 180 | 1,429 | 27 |
| Kwara | 1,414 | 289 | 1,094 | 31 |
| Enugu | 1,382 | 13 | 1,348 | 21 |
| Gombe | 1,338 | 300 | 1,001 | 37 |
| Ebonyi | 1,097 | -5 | 1,072 | 30 |
| Abia | 1,028 | 50 | 968 | 10 |
| Bauchi | 1,020 | 143 | 860 | 17 |
| Osun | 1,019 | 30 | 965 | 24 |
| Nasarawa | 898 | 560 | 325 | 13 |
| Borno | 796 | 22 | 738 | 36 |
| Imo | 766 | 32 | 722 | 12 |
| Benue | 532 | 52 | 469 | 11 |
| Bayelsa | 519 | 77 | 421 | 21 |
| Akwa Ibom | 437 | 43 | 385 | 9 |
| Adamawa | 424 | 161 | 238 | 25 |
| Niger | 417 | 84 | 320 | 13 |
| Ekiti | 415 | 14 | 395 | 6 |
| Jigawa | 407 | 28 | 368 | 11 |
| Sokoto | 380 | 92 | 270 | 18 |
| Anambra | 328 | 34 | 274 | 20 |
| Taraba | 217 | 23 | 187 | 7 |
| Yobe | 201 | 49 | 144 | 8 |
| Kebbi | 173 | 20 | 144 | 9 |
| Cross River | 169 | 0 | 157 | 12 |
| Zamfara | 112 | 25 | 82 | 5 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
917 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
FCT-222
Lagos-214
Kaduna-119
Plateau-92
Nasarawa-50
Oyo-41
Adamawa-33
Ondo-32
Abia-28
Ogun-19
Rivers-17
Kano-16
Yobe-14
Edo-8
Anambra-6
Ekiti-5
Jigawa-1
90,080 confirmed
75,044 discharged
1,311 deaths pic.twitter.com/7MmPvBIwNL
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 3, 2021
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