By Ademola Akanni, Abuja
Four states: Ebonyi, Bayelsa, Kebbi and Taraba are the latest states to report their maiden cases of coronavirus infection in Nigeria, The Gazelle News.com can report.
The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported on its Twitter handle on Sunday, 26 April, 2020 that as at 11.50pm, 91 new cases were reported throughout the country.
Out of these lot, six were reported in Taraba and one each in Kebbi, Ebonyi and Bayelsa states bringing to 32 the number of states that have been infected by the deadly virus.
Also, The Gazelle News.com reports further that of the new cases, 43 were repoeted in Lagos, eight in Sokoto, five each in Kaduna and Gombe, three in Ondo, Rivers, FCT, Edo, Oyo and Bauchi, two in Osun and one in Akwa Ibom.
The total number of infection in Nigeria rises to 1273.
Lagos remains the epicentre with 731 cases, followed by FCT with 141 cases and Kano 77 cases among others.
Below is the full summary of the Covid-19 update in Nigeria as at 11.50pm on Sunday, 26 April, 2020:
• On the 26th of April 2020, 91 new confirmed cases and five new deaths were recorded in Nigeria
• Four new states (Ebonyi, Bayelsa, Kebbi and Taraba) have reported confirmed cases in the last 24 hours.
• Till date, 1273 cases have been confirmed, 239 cases have been discharged and 40 deaths have been recorded in 32 states and the Federal Capital Territory
• The 91 new cases are reported from sixteen states- Lagos (43), Sokoto (8), Taraba (6), Kaduna(5), Gombe (5), Ondo (3), FCT (3), Edo (3), Oyo (3), Rivers (3), Bauchi (3), Osun (2), Akwa Ibom (1), Bayelsa (1), Ebonyi (1), Kebbi (1).
• A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities
CASE SUMMARY IN NIGERIA AS AT APRIL 26TH 2020
| Total Samples Tested | > 10918 |
| Total Confirmed cases | 1273 |
| Discharged | 239 |
| Death | 40 |
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Active Cases | No. Discharged | No of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 731 | 584 | 128 | 19 |
| Abuja FCT | 141 | 103 | 35 | 3 |
| Kano | 77 | 76 | 0 | 1 |
| Ogun | 35 | 29 | 5 | 1 |
| Gombe | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Osun | 34 | 14 | 18 | 2 |
| Katsina | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 |
| Borno | 30 | 28 | 0 | 2 |
| Edo | 25 | 14 | 8 | 3 |
| Oyo | 21 | 10 | 9 | 2 |
| Akwa Ibom | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Kaduna | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| Bauchi | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| Sokoto | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Kwara | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Ekiti | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Ondo | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Delta | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Rivers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Taraba | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Abia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Enugu | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Niger | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jigawa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zamfara | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Benue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anambra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adamawa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Plateau | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Imo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bayelsa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebonyi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kebbi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1273 | 994 | 239 | 40 |
