The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,301 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 113,305.
The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday.
“On the 19th of January 2021, 1301 new confirmed cases and 15 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
“Till date, 113305 cases have been confirmed, 91200 cases have been discharged and 1464 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 1301 new cases are reported from 22 states- Lagos (551), FCT (209), Oyo (83), Plateau (65), Kaduna (64), Enugu (61), Rivers (44), Ondo (39), Benue (37), Akwa Ibom (31), Kano (19), Delta (18), Gombe (18), Ogun (16), Edo (15), Kebbi (10), Ebonyi (9), Jigawa (4), Osun (3), Zamfara (3), Borno (1) and Nasarawa (1),” the NCDC said.
See the breakdown of cases by state below;
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 41,951 | 8,667 | 33,008 | 276 |
| FCT | 14,909 | 3,918 | 10,873 | 118 |
| Plateau | 6,896 | 564 | 6,280 | 52 |
| Kaduna | 6,389 | 546 | 5,787 | 56 |
| Oyo | 4,778 | 646 | 4,064 | 68 |
| Rivers | 4,473 | 684 | 3,714 | 75 |
| Edo | 3,335 | 355 | 2,850 | 130 |
| Ogun | 2,928 | 384 | 2,505 | 39 |
| Kano | 2,636 | 289 | 2,276 | 71 |
| Delta | 2,140 | 351 | 1,737 | 52 |
| Ondo | 2,109 | 255 | 1,809 | 45 |
| Katsina | 1,723 | 52 | 1,644 | 27 |
| Kwara | 1,697 | 241 | 1,420 | 36 |
| Enugu | 1,644 | 248 | 1,375 | 21 |
| Gombe | 1,518 | 220 | 1,257 | 41 |
| Nasarawa | 1,336 | 998 | 325 | 13 |
| Ebonyi | 1,284 | 182 | 1,072 | 30 |
| Osun | 1,263 | 213 | 1,023 | 27 |
| Abia | 1,134 | 109 | 1,014 | 11 |
| Bauchi | 1,107 | 126 | 964 | 17 |
| Borno | 868 | 94 | 738 | 36 |
| Imo | 857 | 71 | 770 | 16 |
| Akwa Ibom | 698 | 256 | 432 | 10 |
| Benue | 694 | 163 | 513 | 18 |
| Sokoto | 677 | 140 | 511 | 26 |
| Bayelsa | 619 | 53 | 543 | 23 |
| Adamawa | 573 | 309 | 238 | 26 |
| Niger | 547 | 133 | 400 | 14 |
| Anambra | 515 | 161 | 334 | 20 |
| Ekiti | 473 | 56 | 409 | 8 |
| Jigawa | 429 | 31 | 387 | 11 |
| Taraba | 294 | 75 | 208 | 11 |
| Kebbi | 261 | 45 | 203 | 13 |
| Yobe | 211 | 6 | 197 | 8 |
| Cross River | 169 | 0 | 157 | 12 |
| Zamfara | 165 | 0 | 160 | 5 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
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