Nigeria's tally of confirmed COVID-19 cases on Thursday rose to 8,915 as 182 new infections were announced by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The agency in a tweet late Thursday night said the 182 new cases were reported in 16 states.
These are Lagos, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Akwa Ibom, Oyo, Kaduna, Delta, Rivers, Ogun, Ebonyi, Kano, Plateau, Gombe, Kebbi, Kwara, Bauchi and Borno
"Till date, 8,915 cases have been confirmed, 2, 592 cases have been discharged and 259 deaths have been recorded in 35 states and the Federal Capital Territory," it said.
The 182 new cases are reported from 16 states: Lagos - 111, FCT - 16, Akwa Ibom - 10, Oyo - 8, Kaduna - 6, Delta - 6, Rivers - 5, Ogun - 4, Ebonyi - 4, Kano - 3, Plateau - 2, Gombe - 2, Kebbi - 1, Kwara - 1, Bauchi - 1 and Borno - 1.
A breakdown of the 8,195 confirmed cases shows that Lagos State has so far reported 4,123 cases, followed by Kano - 939, FCT - 535, Katsina - 358, Borno - 258, Oyo - 260, Ogun - 246, Jigawa - 241, Edo - 240, Bauchi - 234, Kaduna - 221, Rivers - 176, Gombe - 154, Sokoto - 116, Plateau - 99, Kwara - 86, Zamfara - 76, Nasarawa - 62, Delta - 57, Yobe - 47, Osun - 44, Adamawa - 38, Ebonyi - 40, Akwa Ibom - 45, Imo - 34, Kebbi - 33, Niger - 30, Ondo - 24, Ekiti - 20, Enugu - 18, Taraba - 18, Bayelsa - 12, Anambra - 11, Abia - 10, Benue - 7 and Kogi - 2.
