By Joshua Tosin Ogunsakin 
According to The Cable Index, which compiled data from the National Data Repository, Lagos recorded the highest number of newly tested HIV-positive patients in Nigeria during the first quarter of 2026. The full list of states and their reported cases is as follows:
Numbers of newly tested HIV positive patients in Nigeria (Jan-Mar, 2026)
1. Lagos: 2,298
2. Benue: 1,949
3. Akwa Ibom: 1,159
4. Rivers: 1,137
5. Anambra: 1,013
6. Kaduna: 842
7. Delta: 803
8. Oyo: 763
9. Ogun: 751
10. Plateau: 662
11. Imo: 640
12. Nasarawa: 615
13. Taraba: 605
14. FCT: 579
15. Abia: 527
16. Edo: 512
17. Enugu: 479
18. Kano: 476
19. Kogi: 422
20. Cross River: 396
21. Niger: 387
22. Adamawa: 382
23. Ondo: 379
24. Kwara: 329
25. Osun: 279
26. Bayelsa: 264
27. Ebonyi: 253
28. Gombe: 252
29. Borno: 238
30. Katsina: 216
31. Bauchi: 210
32. Kebbi: 196
33. Jigawa: 177
34. Zamfara: 140
35. Ekiti: 129
36. Sokoto: 110
37. Yobe: 100
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