NCDC confirms 160 new cases of covid 19 in Nigeria

Nigeria Center for disease control (NCDC) on Saturday evening 12th of September 2020, confirmed 160 new cases of corona virus disease in Nigeria.

The new cases of covid 19 infections were confirmed through a statement on the Twitter handle of NCDC.

This makes the total number of covid 19 cases that have been confirmed in Nigeria to 56, 177 which includes 44,088 discharge cases and 1,078 deaths.

Here is the breakdown of the latest covid 19 cases. Plateau State and Abuja both having the same number of cases while Lagos followed as third.

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

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NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 12, 2020