Nigeria’s COVID-19 infections exceed 30,000 as 460 fresh cases recorded in 21 states

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 460 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 30,249.










Also, the death toll from the virus has hit 684, as 15 new deaths were reported on Wednesday.


There was a drop in the number of confirmed cases reported Wednesday compared to what was reported on Tuesday (503).










The health agency in a tweet said the 460 new cases were reported in 21 states including Lagos, Rivers, Oyo, Delta, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Anambra, Kano, Plateau, Edo, Bayelsa, Enugu, Osun, Kwara, Borno, Ogun, Kaduna, Imo, Bauchi, Gombe, Niger and Adamawa.










All the reporting states already had at least a case of the virus.


As of the time of reporting, all 36 states and the FCT have recorded at least a case of the disease.










Lagos state remains the epicentre for the disease with the highest number of confirmed cases and deaths in the country, while Zamfara has not reported any new confirmed case in the past 51 days.


The other five states with the highest number of confirmed cases are: FCT, Oyo, Edo, Delta and Kano State.










The 460 new cases were reported from 21 states: Lagos – 150, Rivers – 49, Oyo – 43, Delta – 38, FCT – 26, Anambra – 20, Kano – 20, Plateau – 18, Edo – 14, Bayelsa – 13, Enugu – 13, Osun – 12, Kwara – 10, Borno – 8, Ogun – 7, Kaduna – 6, Imo – 4, Bauchi – 3, Gombe – 3, Niger – 2 and Adamawa – 1.