NCDC confirms 1,483 new COVID-19 infections, total now 118,138

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,964 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 118,138.

The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Friday.

“On the 22nd of January 2021, 1483 new confirmed cases and 5 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 118138 cases have been confirmed, 94150 cases have been discharged and 1490 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 1483 new cases are reported from 23 states- Kaduna (545), FCT (235), Plateau (127), Nasarawa (80), Oyo (72), Delta (65), Rivers (64), Kano (46), Ogun (46), Bayelsa (30), Gombe (30), Abia (28), Osun (27), Edo (25), Ondo (14), Sokoto (12), Zamfara (10), Bauchi (8), Imo (5), Jigawa (4), Ekiti (4), Borno (4) and Niger (2),” the NCDC said.

See the breakdown of cases by state below;

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Cases (on admission)	No. Discharged	No. of Deaths
Lagos	43,251	8,511	34,457	283
FCT	15,506	4,490	10,897	119
Plateau	7,251	697	6,502	52
Kaduna	7,176	1,110	6,010	56
Oyo	4,956	794	4,090	72
Rivers	4,745	789	3,879	77
Edo	3,461	432	2,896	133
Ogun	3,106	477	2,590	39
Kano	2,730	325	2,332	73
Delta	2,221	432	1,737	52
Ondo	2,167	121	2,000	46
Kwara	1,754	293	1,424	37
Katsina	1,723	52	1,644	27
Enugu	1,644	248	1,375	21
Gombe	1,567	188	1,337	42
Nasarawa	1,490	1,152	325	13
Osun	1,348	267	1,054	27
Ebonyi	1,302	200	1,072	30
Abia	1,162	81	1,069	12
Bauchi	1,120	40	1,063	17
Imo	917	124	776	17
Borno	874	64	774	36
Akwa Ibom	725	257	458	10
Benue	694	163	513	18
Sokoto	689	98	565	26
Bayelsa	655	81	550	24
Anambra	634	280	334	20
Adamawa	608	344	238	26
Niger	589	162	413	14
Ekiti	495	61	426	8
Jigawa	441	42	388	11
Taraba	296	71	213	12
Kebbi	267	51	203	13
Yobe	211	6	197	8
Zamfara	179	14	160	5
Cross River	179	1	166	12
Kogi	5	0	3	2

1483 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Kaduna-545
FCT-235
Plateau-127
Nasarawa-80
Oyo-72
Delta-65
Rivers-64
Kano-46
Ogun-46
Bayelsa-30
Gombe-30
Abia-28
Osun-27
Edo-25
Ondo-14
Sokoto-12
Zamfara-10
Bauchi-8
Imo-5
Jigawa-4
Ekiti-4
Borno-4
Niger-2 pic.twitter.com/ln5XAZeTJw

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) January 22, 2021

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