The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 864 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 127,024.
The NCDC made this known on Thursday night via its official Twitter handle, where it disclosed that the new cases were recorded in 24 states including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
“On the 28th of January 2021, 864 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria,” the NCDC said.
“The 864 new cases are reported from 24 states- FCT (129), Anambra (87), Rivers (82), Benue (80), Oyo (76), Plateau (61), Kaduna (54), Delta (51), Nasarawa (38), Kwara (36), Edo (32), Katsina (26), Kano (24), Taraba (18), Ogun (14), Sokoto (11), Gombe (10), Jigawa (7), Akwa Ibom (6), Cross River (6), Zamfara (5), Bauchi (5), Osun (4), and Ekiti (2).
“Till date, 127024 cases have been confirmed, 100853 cases have been discharged and 1547 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.”
See a breakdown of cases by state below:
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