Nigeria has recorded 120 new coronavirus infections, 183 recoveries and no new death on Monday, October 5.
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) gave a breakdown of where the new cases were reported via its official Twitter handle, stating;
120 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Rivers-65
FCT-12
Ogun-9
Katsina-8
Anambra-7
Bauchi-5
Oyo-5
Nasarawa-3
Kaduna-2
Kwara-1
Taraba-1
Imo-1
Delta-159,465 confirmed
50,951 discharged
1,113 deaths pic.twitter.com/Dy6aL1FdtP— NCDC (@NCDCgov) October 5, 2020
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/BHEF6hUbko
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) October 5, 2020
On Sunday, there was 59,345 total cases, 50,768 discharged and 1,113 fatalities across the country.
The newly recorded infections have now put total COVID-19 cases at 59,465, 59,951 discharged and 1,113 fatalities across the country.
Meanwhile, overall samples tested nationwide, have increased from 535,773 to 536,695 according to NCDC‘s October 4 situation report.
In other news, NCDC through its National Reference Laboratory (NRL) have established molecular lab networks to test for Lassa fever, Yellow fever, Measles, Rubella and COVID-19 in the country.
Through our National Reference Laboratory (NRL), we‘ve established molecular lab networks to test for Lassa fever, Yellow fever, Measles, Rubella & COVID-19 in #Nigeria
In @daily_trust 📰 today, we published 60 ways we’ve contributed to national health security#Nigeriaat60
🇳🇬 pic.twitter.com/FT6OUP7O2C— NCDC (@NCDCgov) October 5, 2020
