Thirteen
deaths were recorded from the virus on Sunday bringing the total number of
confirmed deaths from the virus to 420.
The health
agency in a tweet Sunday night said the new cases were reported in 20 states.
These are
Gombe, Lagos, Kano, Edo, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) , Nasarawa, Kaduna,
Oyo, Abia, Delta, Borno, Plateau, Niger, Rivers, Enugu, Ogun, Kebbi, Ondo,
Anambra and Imo
All the
reporting states already had at least a case of the virus.
As of the
time of reporting, 35 states and the FCT have recorded at least a case of the
disease. Only one state, Cross River, is yet to report any case of the virus.
Gombe for
the first time since the beginning of the outbreak recorded the highest daily
figure of the infection. However, Lagos State remains the epicentre for the
virus in the country.
According
to NCDC, the 403 new cases are reported from 20 states: Gombe – 73, Lagos – 68,
Kano- 46,, Edo- 36, FCT – 35, Nasarawa – 31, Kaduna – 17, Oyo – 16, Abia- 15,
Delta – 13, , Borno – 13, Plateau – 8, , Niger – 7, Rivers – 7, , Enugu – 6,
Ogun – 6, Kebbi – 3, Ondo – 1 Anambra – 1 and Imo – 1. “Till date, 16085 cases have been
confirmed, 5220 cases have been discharged and 420 deaths have been recorded in
35 states and the Federal Capital Territory,” it stated.
BREAKDOWN
Since the
onset of the outbreak in Nigeria in February, NCDC said 92, 924 samples have so
far been tested.
As of the
time of reporting, there are 10, 445 active cases of COVID-19 in the country,
5, 220 have recovered and have been discharged.
A breakdown
of the 16, 085 confirmed cases shows that Lagos State has so far reported 7,103
cases, followed by FCT – 1, 247, Kano – 1, 137, Ogun – 559, Edo – 580, Oyo –
507, Rivers – 489, Kaduna – 446, Borno – 438, Katsina – 414, Bauchi – 410,
Gombe – 410, Jigawa – 317, Delta – 267, Ebonyi – 162, Abia – 166, Kwara – 150,
Plateau – 156, Nasarawa – 172, Imo – 136, Sokoto – 132, Zamfara – 76, Anambra –
65, Ondo – 64, Yobe – 55,Kebbi – 57, Enugu – 57, Osun – 50, Niger – 56, Akwa
Ibom – 48 Adamawa – 42,, Benue – 34, Bayelsa – 32, Ekiti – 30, Taraba – 18, and
Kogi – 3.
Many
Nigerians believe the country has not done enough testing. Nigeria is also
beginning to witness community transmission of the virus.
Elderly
people and those with underlying health conditions are more at risk of
contracting or dying from the virus.
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