COVID-19: Nigeria records 727 new cases, seven more deaths

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Post created on September 11, 2021

Nigeria has recorded 727 new cases of COVID-19 and seven more deaths across the country.

This is according to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) in its COVID-19 update released on Thursday.

In the latest update, Rivers State had the highest number of new infections (257), followed by Lagos with 157, and Edo with 85.

Other states are Imo (63), FCT (33), Delta (28), Kaduna (27), Benue (17), Akwa Ibom (13), Ekiti (13), Taraba (12), Bayelsa (5), Kano (4), Ogun (4), Oyo (3), Abia (2), Nasarawa (2) and Plateau (2).

So far, 197,773 cases have been confirmed, 185,597 patients have been discharged and 2,585 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

 

See a full breakdown of the cases by state below.

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Cases (on admission)	No. Discharged	No. of Deaths
Lagos	74,637	3,357	70,630	650
Lagos	74,637	3,357	70,630	650
FCT	20,817	571	20,068	178
FCT	20,817	571	20,068	178
Rivers	11,238	943	10,157	138
Rivers	11,238	943	10,157	138
Kaduna	9,333	102	9,165	66
Kaduna	9,333	102	9,165	66
Plateau	9,226	72	9,093	61
Plateau	9,226	72	9,093	61
Oyo	8,458	763	7,513	182
Oyo	8,458	763	7,513	182
Edo	5,835	664	4,967	204
Edo	5,835	664	4,967	204
Ogun	5,323	92	5,152	79
Ogun	5,323	92	5,152	79
Akwa Ibom	4,185	686	3,457	42
Akwa Ibom	4,185	686	3,457	42
Ondo	4,148	272	3,800	76
Kano	4,111	58	3,942	111
Kano	4,111	58	3,942	111
Kwara	3,671	405	3,207	59
Delta	3,109	468	2,556	85
Delta	3,109	468	2,556	85
Osun	2,761	49	2,627	85
Enugu	2,675	112	2,534	29
Nasarawa	2,426	42	2,345	39
Nasarawa	2,426	42	2,345	39
Gombe	2,289	15	2,230	44
Katsina	2,214	50	2,129	35
Anambra	2,123	47	2,057	19
Ebonyi	2,048	13	2,003	32
Abia	1,861	53	1,783	25
Abia	1,861	53	1,783	25
Imo	1,784	95	1,650	39
Imo	1,784	95	1,650	39
Ekiti	1,622	286	1,311	25
Ekiti	1,622	286	1,311	25
Bauchi	1,568	13	1,538	17
Benue	1,486	57	1,405	24
Benue	1,486	57	1,405	24
Borno	1,344	0	1,306	38
Adamawa	1,153	23	1,098	32
Bayelsa	1,125	98	1,000	27
Bayelsa	1,125	98	1,000	27
Taraba	1,074	39	1,011	24
Taraba	1,074	39	1,011	24
Niger	1,001	67	914	20
Sokoto	796	2	766	28
Jigawa	573	12	545	16
Cross River	542	52	469	21
Yobe	501	2	490	9
Kebbi	458	9	433	16
Zamfara	253	2	243	8
Kogi	5	0	3	2

 

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