The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 1,354 new cases of coronavirus on January 5, 2021, bringing the total of confirmed cases to 92,705.
The highest number of cases are from Lagos-712, FCT-145, Plateau-117 and Kwara-81.
Others are 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, and Ogun-1.
According to the NCDC, out of the 92,705 confirmed cases in the country, 76,396 patients have been discharged and 1,319 deaths have been recorded.