The Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC says 576 fresh cases of COVID19 were recorded in Nigeria on Saturday, January 2, 2021.
576 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-277
FCT-90
Oyo-51
Nasarawa-49
Sokoto-23
Anambra-14
Bauchi-11
Imo-11
Kano-11
Edo-10
Plateau-10
Ogun-9
Osun-5
Jigawa-3
Rivers-289,163 confirmed
74,789 discharged
1,302 deaths pic.twitter.com/6eRjEy724q— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 2, 2021
According to the statistics released by the center, Lagos recorded 277 fresh cases, the highest for the day while the FCT recorded 90 fresh cases.
Other states with new cases include Oyo-51, Nasarawa-49, Sokoto-23, Anambra-14, Bauchi-11, Imo-11, Kano-11, Edo-10, Plateau-10, Ogun-9, Osun-5, Jigawa-3 and Rivers-2.
89,163 cases have been confirmed in Nigeria with 74,789 patients discharged so far.
Sadly 1,302 deaths have so far been recorded.
See a breakdown on the number of cases per states below
