Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 157 new cases of coronavirus, 89 recoveries and no deaths on Monday, November 16.
The health agency made the announcement via its official Twitter page @NCDCgov, with the breakdown of the new cases.
The breakdown is as follows; Lagos-97, Oyo-37, Kaduna -9, Bayelsa-3, Edo-3, Ekiti-3, Ondo-2, Osun-2 and Plateau-1.
157 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-97
Oyo-37
Kaduna -9
Bayelsa-3
Edo-3
Ekiti-3
Ondo-2
Osun-2
Plateau-165,305 confirmed
61,162 discharged
1,163 deaths pic.twitter.com/rzsqLNDXqk— NCDC (@NCDCgov) November 16, 2020
For a breakdown of cases by state visit: https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/peDMzJvqTE
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) November 16, 2020
Nigeria, on Sunday, recorded 65,148 coronavirus cases, 61,073 successfully treated patients and 1,163 deaths.
With the new toll, there are now 65,305 confirmed cases of coronavirus, 61,162 patients who have recovered from the virus and 1,163 deaths.
Again, death toll remains 1,163 after zero deaths was recorded in the last 24 hours. The last death count as a result of the virus was Friday when one patient died taking the tally to the latest figure.
Three out of every five deaths from the virus in Nigeria are in people over 50 years old, the health agency said, indicating the impact of the virus on the elderly.
