Nigeria has recorded the 204 new cases of the novel coronavirus, making it the highest figure of COVID-19 cases in a day and bringing the country’s total infections to 1,932.
In a late-night tweet on Thursday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) , the new total infections recorded was the peak since the beginning of the outbreak in late February.
According to the tweet, of the new infections, 80 are in Kano, making it the highest number of infections in a single day, 45 are in Lagos, while 12 are in Gombe.
According to the health agency, Kano State also reported the highest number of infections in a single day, with 80 new cases.
Similarly, Bauchi and Sokoto nine each, seven in Borno and Edo, as well as six cases in Ogun State.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) also had four new cases, as well as Akwa Ibom and Bayelsa, there were three more infections in Kaduna, two each in Oyo, Delta and Nasarawa, while Ondo and Kebbi states have one case each.
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As of 11:50pm on Thursday, the total number of cases in Nigeria rose from 1,728 to 1,932.
The number of infected persons who lost the battle against COVID-19 also increased to 58, following the death of seven more patients.
On the good side, 12 more COVID-19 patients have been discharged following their full recovery from the disease.
204 new cases of #COVID19 reported;
80-Kano
45-Lagos
12-Gombe
9-Bauchi
9-Sokoto
7-Borno
7-Edo
6-Rivers
6-Ogun
4-FCT
4-Akwa Ibom
4-Bayelsa
3-Kaduna
2-Oyo
2-Delta
2-Nasarawa
1-Ondo
1-Kebbi11:50pm 30th April- 1932 confirmed cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria
Discharged: 319
Deaths: 58 pic.twitter.com/CIZtojz5UR— NCDC (@NCDCgov) April 30, 2020
The patients were discharged from the isolation centres in Lagos, bringing the number of persons that have recovered so far in the state to 199.
According to a tweet by the spokesman for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Mr Gboyega Akosile, the recovered persons include nine males and three females and one of them is a foreign national.
Six of the patients were released from the Infectious Disease Hospital in Yaba, five from the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, and one from Ibeju-Lekki.
This brings the total number of COVID-19 patients that have been discharged across the country to 319.
Lagos #COVID19 Incident Commander, Gov @jidesanwoolu has announced the discharge of 12 more persons; 9 males and 3 females including a Ukrainian today. The patients, 6 IDH, Yaba, 5 from LUTH &1 from Ibeju-Lekki, making a total of 199 successfully managed cases in Lagos. pic.twitter.com/CKl37HBL54
— Gboyega Akosile (@gboyegaakosile) April 30, 2020
See the case summary as of April 30, 2020 below:
Confirmed Cases
1,932
Active Cases
1,555
Discharged Cases
319
Death
58
Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 976 | 756 | 199 | 21 |
| Kano | 219 | 216 | 0 | 3 |
| FCT | 178 | 139 | 36 | 3 |
| Gombe | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 |
| Borno | 65 | 59 | 0 | 6 |
| Ogun | 56 | 47 | 8 | 1 |
| Edo | 44 | 31 | 10 | 3 |
| Katsina | 40 | 38 | 0 | 2 |
| Bauchi | 38 | 32 | 6 | 0 |
| Sokoto | 36 | 31 | 1 | 4 |
| Kaduna | 35 | 28 | 6 | 1 |
| Osun | 34 | 13 | 18 | 3 |
| Oyo | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 |
| Akwa Ibom | 16 | 4 | 10 | 2 |
| Rivers | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Kwara | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Delta | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Ondo | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Taraba | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Ekiti | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Jigawa | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Bayelsa | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Zamfara | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Enugu | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nasarawa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Niger | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Abia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adamawa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kebbi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ebonyi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Imo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Plateau | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anambra | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Benue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yobe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
(Data as seen on Channelstv.com)
Yetunde Adegoke
