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1,547 New COVID-19 Cases, Eight More Deaths Reported On Boxing Day

  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 1, 547 new infections were confirmed on Boxing Day, as the country’s daily COVID-19 tally continues … Continue reading 1,547 New COVID-19 Cases, Eight More Deaths Reported On Boxing Day


A file photo of a health worker wearing a PPE on duty.
A file photo of a health worker wearing a PPE on duty.

 

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 1, 547 new infections were confirmed on Boxing Day, as the country’s daily COVID-19 tally continues to rise.

Giving an update on the pandemic, the agency revealed in a Facebook post on Monday that the new cases were confirmed in nine states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

They include FCT – 806, Lagos – 401, Borno – 166, Oyo – 78, Ogun – 47, Osun – 30, Ekiti – seven, Katsina – seven, Kano – four, and Jigawa – one.

Data from the NCDC revealed that a total of eight new deaths were recorded on Sunday, raising the nation’s toll to 3,022.

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Since the country reported its first case in late February 2020, Nigeria has confirmed a total of 237,561 infections out of which 212,550 infected people have been discharged.

The NCDC said it has collected and tested a total of 3,751,696 samples while 21,989 cases are still active in various states and the FCT.

According to the agency, the latest report includes 806 confirmed cases recorded in the FCT on December 24th (128), 25th (302), and 26th (376).

See the breakdown of cases according to states below:

States Affected No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) No. of Cases (on admission) No. Discharged No. of Deaths
Lagos 92,128 11,308 80,063 757
FCT 26,910 3,085 23,593 232
Rivers 14,261 1,004 13,103 154
Kaduna 10,437 254 10,098 85
Plateau 10,135 101 9,961 73
Oyo 9,770 878 8,699 193
Edo 7,296 605 6,410 281
Ogun 5,660 240 5,339 81
Ondo 4,817 211 4,508 98
Delta 4,705 2,039 2,556 110
Kano 4,647 171 4,353 123
Akwa Ibom 4,487 94 4,349 44
Kwara 4,185 412 3,709 64
Osun 3,107 67 2,951 89
Enugu 2,890 26 2,835 29
Gombe 2,784 41 2,683 60
Nasarawa 2,517 133 2,345 39
Anambra 2,489 65 2,405 19
Katsina 2,377 13 2,327 37
Imo 2,310 254 1,999 57
Abia 2,121 78 2,010 33
Ebonyi 2,062 26 2,004 32
Benue 1,907 370 1,512 25
Ekiti 1,898 123 1,747 28
Bauchi 1,851 37 1,791 23
Borno 1,532 188 1,306 38
Bayelsa 1,290 36 1,226 28
Taraba 1,269 15 1,222 32
Adamawa 1,157 27 1,098 32
Niger 1,077 59 998 20
Sokoto 810 0 782 28
Cross River 696 6 665 25
Jigawa 627 8 602 17
Yobe 502 3 490 9
Kebbi 470 0 454 16
Zamfara 375 12 354 9
Kogi 5 0 3 2