File photo of medical personnel at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja.

A total of 379 new cases of COVID-19 were reported from 18 states in the country with additional four fatalities on Monday, September 6.

This was disclosed in an update on the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) website, late Monday night.

“On the 6th of September 2021, 379 new confirmed cases and 4 deaths were recorded in Nigeria

“The 379 new cases are reported from 18 states- Lagos (138), Rivers (44), FCT (26), Ekiti (23), Oyo (22), Akwa Ibom (18), Adamawa (17), Delta (17), Anambra (15), Edo (14), Ogun (13), Bayelsa (8), Niger (7), Kwara (6), Gombe (5), Plateau (4), Kaduna (1) and Kano (1).”

According to the disease centre, Nigeria’s total infection from the pandemic currently stands at 195,890 while 184,882 have recovered and have been discharged.

The fatality toll stands at 2,556 and according to the agency, “A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 2, and continues to coordinate the national response activities.”

Meanwhile, the 379 new cases and four fatalities recorded on Monday is a drop in the figure compared to the 459 new cases and 30 deaths reported the previous day.

COVID-19 vaccinations are still ongoing across the country as part of efforts to halt the spread of the pandemic, which is now in its third wave.

As part of its efforts, the Federal Government recently approved the appointment of Dr Ifedayo Adetifa as the new Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

Dr Adetifa replaces former NCDC chief, Chikwe Ihekweazu, who recently got a new job as the Assistant Director-General of Health Emergency Intelligence at the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Adetifa is a paediatrician and infectious diseases epidemiologist.

Find below, the breakdown of confirmed cases by State…

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Cases (on admission)	No. Discharged	No. of Deaths
Lagos	74,044	2,772	70,624	648
FCT	20,710	473	20,061	176
Rivers	10,809	833	9,839	137
Kaduna	9,281	56	9,159	66
Plateau	9,218	80	9,077	61
Oyo	8,380	758	7,453	169
Edo	5,685	536	4,949	200
Ogun	5,313	112	5,123	78
Akwa Ibom	4,153	721	3,390	42
Ondo	4,148	272	3,800	76
Kano	4,102	61	3,930	111
Kwara	3,653	387	3,207	59
Delta	3,044	403	2,556	85
Osun	2,749	80	2,585	84
Enugu	2,563	3	2,531	29
Nasarawa	2,424	40	2,345	39
Gombe	2,272	37	2,191	44
Katsina	2,214	50	2,129	35
Anambra	2,123	47	2,057	19
Ebonyi	2,048	13	2,003	32
Abia	1,859	63	1,771	25
Imo	1,721	33	1,650	38
Ekiti	1,572	279	1,272	21
Bauchi	1,568	13	1,538	17
Benue	1,464	41	1,399	24
Borno	1,344	0	1,306	38
Adamawa	1,153	23	1,098	32
Bayelsa	1,111	109	975	27
Taraba	1,062	27	1,011	24
Niger	1,001	67	914	20
Sokoto	796	2	766	28
Jigawa	573	12	545	16
Cross River	516	36	459	21
Yobe	501	2	490	9
Kebbi	458	9	433	16
Zamfara	253	2	243	8
Kogi	5	0	3	2