Coronavirus in Nigeria update: 126 new confirmed in Nigeria

Nigeria has recorded an additional 126 coronavirus cases according to the latest data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The NCDC made the revelation during its nightly update on coronavirus in Nigeria via its Twitter handle on the 16th of September.

According to the Centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 56,604 confirmed cases. The Centre also stated that 47,872 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 1,091 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. This means that the active number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigerians as of the night of Wednesday 16th of September was 7,641.

Taking to it’s Instagram page, NCDC tweets: “126 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

“FCT-37, Lagos-27, Plateau-16, Kaduna-9, Abia-7, Gombe-6, Ondo-6, Imo-5, Delta-2, Ekiti-2, Kwara-2, Oyo-2,Bauchi-1, Kano-1, Katsina-1, Ogun-1, Yobe-1

“56,604 confirmed, 47,872 discharged, 1,091 deaths”

126 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

FCT-37
Lagos-27
Plateau-16
Kaduna-9
Abia-7
Gombe-6
Ondo-6
Imo-5
Delta-2
Ekiti-2
Kwara-2
Oyo-2
Bauchi-1
Kano-1
Katsina-1
Ogun-1
Yobe-1

56,604 confirmed
47,872 discharged
1,091 deaths pic.twitter.com/r8TbTBrnhr

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 16, 2020

Our discharges today include 2,967 community recoveries in FCT and 103 community recoveries in Kwara State managed in line with new case management guidelines.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/R1UldSMpCW

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 16, 2020