Three more people have died of coronavirus in Nigeria, raising the country’s COVID-19 death toll to 28.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed this in its latest update on the disease.
In a late-night tweet on Wednesday, the health agency noted that the number rose from the 25 total deaths recorded so far as of 11:25 pm on April 21.
As at 11:25 pm 22nd April, breakdown of cases by state:
Lagos-504
FCT-119
Kano-73
Ogun-24
Katsina-21
Osun-20
Oyo-17
Edo-17
Kwara-10
Kaduna-9
Akwa Ibom-9
Borno-9
Bauchi-8
Delta-6
Gombe-5
Ekiti-4
Ondo-3
Rivers-3
Jigawa-2
Enugu-2
Niger-2
Abia-2
Benue-1
Anambra-1
Sokoto-1
Adamawa-1— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 22, 2020
Meanwhile, a total of 91 new cases of COVID-19 were reported across the country, out of which Lagos recorded 74 infections.
Five cases were reported in Katsina, four in Ogun, two in Delta and Edo States respectively, while a case was recorded each in Kwara, Oyo, Adamawa, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have been discharged stood at 197 – as previously reported on Tuesday.
See the case summary in Nigeria as of April 22 below:
| Total Samples Tested | > 7153 |
| Total Confirmed cases | 873 |
| Discharged | 197 |
| Death | 28 |
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Active Cases | No. Discharged | No of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 504 | 383 | 106 | 15 |
| Abuja FCT | 119 | 81 | 35 | 3 |
| Kano | 73 | 72 | 0 | 1 |
| Osun | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Oyo | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Edo | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| Ogun | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 |
| Katsina | 21 | 20 | 0 | 1 |
| Kwara | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Akwa Ibom | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Kaduna | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| Bauchi | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Gombe | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Delta | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Ekiti | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Borno | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| Ondo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Abia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Enugu | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rivers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Niger | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jigawa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Benue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anambra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sokoto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adamawa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 873 | 649 | 197 | 28 |
