Coronavirus: NCDC Confirms 160 New COVID-19 Cases In Nigeria

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday evening, 12th September 2020, confirmed 160 new cases of Coronavirus disease infection in Nigeria.

The new cases of COVID-19 infection were confirmed via a statement on the official Twitter handle of the health agency.

This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to 56,177 which includes 44,088 discharged cases and 1,078 deaths.

Below is the breakdown of the latest cases according to states with Plateau State and Abuja both recording 39 cases each while Lagos State followed with 30 cases.

FCT-39
Plateau-39
Lagos-30
Kaduna-23
Katsina-7
Rivers-6
Oyo-6
Yobe-3
Benue-3
Bayelsa-1
Abia-1
Edo-1
Ekiti-1

160 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

FCT-39
Plateau-39
Lagos-30
Kaduna-23
Katsina-7
Rivers-6
Oyo-6
Yobe-3
Benue-3
Bayelsa-1
Abia-1
Edo-1
Ekiti-1

56,177 confirmed
44,088 discharged
1,078 deaths pic.twitter.com/jqc6fmf32Z

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 12, 2020