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COVID-19 Daily Updates: Nigeria Coronavirus Pandemic Disease Cases
Here is a daily update to encourage the General Public to Take Responsibility and Stay Safe during this COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 is real. Stay safe, stay home and save Nigeria.
The global community is racing to slow down and eventually halt the spread of COVID-19, a pandemic that has claimed thousands of lives and sickened tens of thousands of others. In Nigeria, the virus has spread to more states within weeks. Government and health authorities across the country are striving to limit widespread infections.
The Federal Government through the FMoH and NCDC, and State Governors have shown strong policy level commitment to slow down COVID-19 progress as well as control it.
Below are the highlights and case summary in Nigeria.
COVID-19 Highlights.
- On the 20th of May 2020, 284 new confirmed cases and 8 deaths was recorded in Nigeria
- No new state has reported a case in the last 24 hours.
- Till date, 6677 cases have been confirmed, 1840 cases have been discharged and 200 deaths have been recorded in 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory
- The 284 new cases are reported from 13 states- Lagos(199), Rivers(26), Oyo(19), FCT(8), Borno (8), Plateau(7), Jigawa (6), Kano (5), Abia(2), Ekiti(1), Delta(1), Kwara (1), Taraba (1)
COVID-19 Case Summary in Nigeria.
| Total Samples Tested | 40043 |
| Total Confirmed cases | 6677 |
| Discharged | 1840 |
| Death | 200 |
Confirmed COVID-19 Cases by State.
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 2,954 | 2,332 | 582 | 40 |
| Kano | 847 | 690 | 121 | 36 |
| FCT | 435 | 311 | 115 | 9 |
| Katsina | 281 | 239 | 29 | 13 |
| Borno | 235 | 122 | 89 | 24 |
| Bauchi | 224 | 89 | 130 | 5 |
| Jigawa | 211 | 130 | 78 | 3 |
| Ogun | 178 | 103 | 69 | 6 |
| Oyo | 162 | 110 | 48 | 4 |
| Kaduna | 152 | 66 | 82 | 4 |
| Gombe | 136 | 41 | 92 | 3 |
| Edo | 119 | 78 | 35 | 6 |
| Sokoto | 113 | 25 | 75 | 13 |
| Rivers | 79 | 54 | 21 | 4 |
| Zamfara | 76 | 8 | 63 | 5 |
| Kwara | 66 | 40 | 25 | 1 |
| Plateau | 57 | 42 | 14 | 1 |
| Osun | 42 | 5 | 33 | 4 |
| Nasarawa | 34 | 15 | 18 | 1 |
| Yobe | 32 | 28 | 3 | 1 |
| Kebbi | 32 | 11 | 17 | 4 |
| Delta | 28 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
| Adamawa | 26 | 12 | 13 | 1 |
| Niger | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 |
| Ekiti | 20 | 5 | 13 | 2 |
| Ondo | 20 | 4 | 15 | 1 |
| Akwa Ibom | 18 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| Taraba | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Enugu | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| Ebonyi | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Bayelsa | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Imo | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Abia | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Benue | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Anambra | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
For more update, visit the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) website – https://ncdc.gov.ng/
