389 New Covid19 Cases, 116 Discharged And 5 Deaths On Children's day

By Tunde Olorungbotemi









The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday announced 389 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country, VOICEAIRMEDIA reports.









The 389 new cases are reported from 15 states:

Lagos-256
Katsina-23
Edo-22
Rivers-14
Kano-13
Adamawa-11
Akwa Ibom-11
Kaduna-7
Kwara-6
Nasarawa-6
Gombe-2
Plateau-2
Abia-2
Delta-2
Benue-2
Niger-2
Kogi-2
Oyo-2
Imo-1
Borno-1
Ogun-1
Anambra-1.


Till date, 8,733 total cases have been confirmed, 2,501 cases have been discharged and 254 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory.










Also, Kogi State has recorded its first cases of the disease.

This implies that 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have now reported at least a case of the disease.









Meanwhile, Only one state in the country, Cross River, is yet to record any case.









BREAKDOWN OF EACH STATE BELOW:

A breakdown of the 8, 733 confirmed cases shows that;
 Lagos State has so far reported 4, 012 cases,
 followed by Kano – 936,
 FCT – 519,
Katsina – 358,
Borno – 257,
Oyo – 252,
Ogun – 242,
Jigawa – 241,
Edo – 240,
Bauchi – 233,
Kaduna – 215,
Rivers – 171,
Gombe – 152,
Sokoto – 116,
Plateau – 97,
Kwara – 85,
Zamfara – 76,
Nasarawa – 62,
Delta – 51,
Yobe – 47,
Osun – 44,
Adamawa – 38,
Ebonyi – 36,
Akwa Ibom – 35,
Imo – 34,
Kebbi – 32,
 Niger – 30,
Ondo – 24,
Ekiti – 20,
Enugu – 18,
 Taraba – 18,
Bayelsa – 12,
Anambra – 11,
 Abia – 10,
Benue – 7
and Kogi – 2.









Voiceairmedia also advised Nigerians to ensure proper hand hygiene, physical distancing and wearing a mask especially around vulnerable groups.

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