By Ademola Akanni, Abuja
A total of 1354 new cases of Covid-19 were recorded throughout Nigeria on Tuesday, 5 January, 2021, reports The Gazelle News.com.
Out of this number, Lagos alone recorded 712 new cases, according to the update from the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) which gave the update on its verified Twitter handle on Tuesday, 5 January, 2021.
The total number of recorded cases in Nigeria rises 92,705 confirmed cases with 76,396 discharged patients.
However, one cheering news from the update was that only one death was recorded from Coronavirus on Tuesday, 5 January, 2021 bringing the total number of death to 1,319.
Below is the details of the update for Tuesday, 5 January, 2021:
Lagos-712
FCT-145
Plateau-117
Kwara-81
Kaduna-54
Sokoto-39
Oyo-38
Rivers-37
Gombe-21
Enugu-20
Akwa Ibom-16
Bauchi-14
Delta-14
Ebonyi-13
Anambra-9
Taraba-8
Edo-8
Kano-3
Osun-2
Ekiti-2
Ogun-1
92,705 confirmed
76,396 discharged
1,319 deaths
*New Death: 1*
