Coronavirus in Nigeria update: 1483 new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria confirmed

Nigeria has recorded an additional 1483 coronavirus cases according to the latest data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The NCDC made the revelation during its nightly update on coronavirus in Nigeria via its Twitter handle on Friday, 22 January 2021.

According to the centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 118, 138 confirmed. The centre also stated that 94,150 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 1,490 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. This means that the active number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigeria as of Friday night, 22nd January is 21,498

Taking to it’s Twitter page, NCDC tweets: “1483 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Kaduna-545
FCT-235
Plateau-127
Nasarawa-80
Oyo-72
Delta-65
Rivers-64
Kano-46
Ogun-46
Bayelsa-30
Gombe-30
Abia-28
Osun-27
Edo-25
Ondo-14
Sokoto-12
Zamfara-10
Bauchi-8
Imo-5
Jigawa-4
Ekiti-4
Borno-4
Niger-2″

1483 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Kaduna-545
FCT-235
Plateau-127
Nasarawa-80
Oyo-72
Delta-65
Rivers-64
Kano-46
Ogun-46
Bayelsa-30
Gombe-30
Abia-28
Osun-27
Edo-25
Ondo-14
Sokoto-12
Zamfara-10
Bauchi-8
Imo-5
Jigawa-4
Ekiti-4
Borno-4
Niger-2 pic.twitter.com/ln5XAZeTJw

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 22, 2021

Please note:
-Yesterday, we erroneously reported one new case, instead of three new cases for Zamfara State.

-Today’s report does not include data from Lagos State

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via: https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/oUweWYkw4V

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 22, 2021