Coronavirus in Nigeria update: 1386 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed

Nigeria has recorded an additional 1386 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 Wednesday, 20 January 2021.

According to the centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 114, 691 confirmed. The centre also stated that 92,336 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 1,478 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. This means that the active number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigeria as of Wednesday night, 20th January is 20,877

Taking to it’s Twitter page, NCDC tweets: “1386 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-476
Rivers-163
FCT-116
Kaduna-114
Oyo-68
Plateau-62
Ogun-56
Imo-55
Osun-55
Edo-51
Anambra-50
Kwara-44
Kano-17
Ebonyi-14
Cross River-10
Delta-10
Jigawa-8
Bayelsa-6
Ekiti-6
Borno-2
Taraba-2
Zamfara-1″

1386 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-476
Rivers-163
FCT-116
Kaduna-114
Oyo-68
Plateau-62
Ogun-56
Imo-55
Osun-55
Edo-51
Anambra-50
Kwara-44
Kano-17
Ebonyi-14
Cross River-10
Delta-10
Jigawa-8
Bayelsa-6
Ekiti-6
Borno-2
Taraba-2
Zamfara-1 pic.twitter.com/Ccz9NIF0Gt

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 20, 2021

Our discharges today includes 626 community recoveries in Lagos State managed in line with guidelines.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/rJRg2PVF3B

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 20, 2021