Nigeria’s Coronavirus infections jump to 7,016, Lagos in sharp lead

By Kazeem Ugbodaga

Nigeria’s Coronavirus infections have jumped to 7,016, with 339 new cases recorded on Thursday.

Lagos has continued to record a spike in infections, recording 139 new cases, while Kano and Oyo came a distant second with 28 cases each.

Edo logged 25 new cases, Katsina 22, Kaduna 18, Jigawa 14, Yobe and Plateau 13 cases each and FCT 11.

Others are, Gombe, eight cases; Ogun five cases; Bauchi and Nasarawa, four cases each; Delta, three cases; Ondo, two cases, while Rivers and Adamawa recorded one case each.

The nation recorded 11 deaths on Thursday to take the overall deaths so far to 211, while 1,907 patients who recovered from the virus have been discharged.

How States Stand

139-Lagos
28-Kano
28-Oyo
25-Edo
22-Katsina
18-Kaduna
14-Jigawa
13-Yobe
13-Plateau
11-FCT
8-Gombe
5-Ogun
4-Bauchi
4-Nasarawa
3-Delta
2-Ondo
1-Rivers
1-Adamawa