Coronavirus in Nigeria update: 1,301 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed

Nigeria has recorded an additional 1,301 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 Tuesday, 19 January 2021.

According to the centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 113, 305 confirmed. The centre also stated that 91, 200 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 1,464 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. This means that the active number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigeria as of Tuesday night, 19th January is 20,641

Taking to it’s Twitter page, NCDC tweets: “1,301 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-551
FCT-209
Oyo-83
Plateau-65
Kaduna-64
Enugu-61
Rivers-44
Ondo-39
Benue-37
Akwa Ibom-31
Kano-19
Delta-18
Gombe-18
Ogun-16
Edo-15
Kebbi-10
Ebonyi-9
Jigawa-4
Osun-3
Zamfara-3
Borno-1
Nasarawa-1″

1,301 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-551
FCT-209
Oyo-83
Plateau-65
Kaduna-64
Enugu-61
Rivers-44
Ondo-39
Benue-37
Akwa Ibom-31
Kano-19
Delta-18
Gombe-18
Ogun-16
Edo-15
Kebbi-10
Ebonyi-9
Jigawa-4
Osun-3
Zamfara-3
Borno-1
Nasarawa-1 pic.twitter.com/7UrCckO0ge

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 19, 2021

Our discharges today include 702 community recoveries in Lagos State, 157 in FCT and 143 in Plateau State managed in line with guidelines.

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

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 19, 2021