Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic Daily Updates in Nigeria
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic Daily Updates in Nigeria.
The global community is racing to slow down and eventually halt the spread of COVID-19, a pandemic that has claimed thousands of lives and sickened tens of thousands of others. In Nigeria, the virus has spread to more states within weeks. Government and health authorities across the country are striving to limit widespread infections.
The Federal Government through the FMoH and NCDC and State Governors have shown strong policy level commitment to slow down COVID-19 progress as well as control it.
Watch this short video;
COVID-19 Highlights.
Below are the highlights and case summary in Nigeria.
- On the 11th of August 2020, 423 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria
- Till date, 47290 cases have been confirmed, 33609 cases have been discharged and 956 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory
- The 423 new cases are reported from 22 states- Lagos (117), FCT (40), Ondo (35), Rivers (28), Osun (24), Benue (21), Abia (19), Ogun (19), Ebonyi (18), Delta (17), Kwara (17), Kaduna (15), Anambra (14), Ekiti (11), Kano (9), Imo (6), Gombe (4), Oyo (3), Taraba (3), Bauchi (1), Edo (1) and Nasarawa (1)
- A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities
COVID-19 Case Summary in Nigeria.
| Total Samples Tested | 319,851 |
| Total Confirmed cases | 47,290 |
| Discharged | 33,609 |
| Death | 956 |
Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by States.
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 16,074 | 2,751 | 13,128 | 195 |
| FCT | 4,525 | 3,172 | 1,307 | 46 |
| Oyo | 2,890 | 1,436 | 1,423 | 31 |
| Edo | 2,399 | 178 | 2,121 | 100 |
| Rivers | 1,972 | 196 | 1,721 | 55 |
| Kano | 1,643 | 276 | 1,313 | 54 |
| Kaduna | 1,628 | 207 | 1,409 | 12 |
| Delta | 1,613 | 139 | 1,430 | 44 |
| Plateau | 1,584 | 899 | 662 | 23 |
| Ogun | 1,497 | 210 | 1,263 | 24 |
| Ondo | 1,324 | 529 | 767 | 28 |
| Enugu | 914 | 395 | 500 | 19 |
| Ebonyi | 888 | 69 | 793 | 26 |
| Kwara | 882 | 311 | 549 | 22 |
| Katsina | 746 | 265 | 457 | 24 |
| Borno | 690 | 78 | 576 | 36 |
| Abia | 663 | 141 | 517 | 5 |
| Osun | 652 | 298 | 341 | 13 |
| Gombe | 635 | 50 | 562 | 23 |
| Bauchi | 578 | 34 | 530 | 14 |
| Imo | 485 | 314 | 161 | 10 |
| Benue | 430 | 282 | 139 | 9 |
| Nasarawa | 371 | 140 | 223 | 8 |
| Bayelsa | 346 | 14 | 311 | 21 |
| Jigawa | 322 | 3 | 308 | 11 |
| Akwa Ibom | 235 | 30 | 197 | 8 |
| Niger | 226 | 49 | 165 | 12 |
| Ekiti | 193 | 112 | 79 | 2 |
| Adamawa | 185 | 83 | 90 | 12 |
| Anambra | 156 | 19 | 119 | 18 |
| Sokoto | 154 | 0 | 138 | 16 |
| Kebbi | 90 | 0 | 82 | 8 |
| Taraba | 78 | 19 | 55 | 4 |
| Zamfara | 77 | 1 | 71 | 5 |
| Cross River | 73 | 23 | 42 | 8 |
| Yobe | 67 | 2 | 57 | 8 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
For more update, visit the following;
- Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) website – https://ncdc.gov.ng/
- Nigeria COVID-19 Statistics website – https://covid19statistics.com.ng/
