Just In: NCDC Announces 160 New Cases, 125 Recoveries, One Death

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has announced 160 new coronavirus cases, 125 recoveries and one death on Saturday night.

The centre gave a breakdown of where the new cases were reported via its official Twitter handle, stating;

160 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Rivers-42
Lagos-32
Plateau-21
FCT-18
Kaduna-14
Ogun-11
Katsina-10
Kwara-3
Ondo-3
Imo-3
Anambra-1
Abia-1
Oyo-1

59,287 confirmed
50,718 discharged
1,113 deaths pic.twitter.com/LFxY6ufo55

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) October 3, 2020

On Friday, Nigeria recorded 59,127 confirmed cases with 50,593 cases discharged and 1,112 deaths.

With the newly recorded infections, there are now 59,287 total cases, 50,718 discharged and 1,113 fatalities across the country.

In addition, overall samples tested nationwide, have increased from 520,797 to 532,765, according to NCDC‘s October 2 situation report.