Coronavirus in Nigeria update: 195 new cases confirmed

Nigeria has recorded an additional 195 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 Nigeriaupdate on coronavirus in Nigeria via its Twitter handle on their 20th of September.

According to the Centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 57,437 confirmed. The Centre also stated that 48,674 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 1,100 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 Sunday 20th of September was 7,663

Taking to it’s Instagram page, NCDC tweets: “195 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria:

“Enugu-51, Gombe-40, Lagos-39, Plateau-23, FCT-15, Rivers-12, Kaduna-8, Ondo-3, Bauchi-2, Edo-1, Ogun-1;

“57,437 confirmed, 48,674 discharged, 1,100 deaths”

195 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Enugu-51
Gombe-40
Lagos-39
Plateau-23
FCT-15
Rivers-12
Kaduna-8
Ondo-3
Bauchi-2
Edo-1
Ogun-1

57,437 confirmed
48,674 discharged
1,100 deaths pic.twitter.com/3xxxQZen55

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 21, 2020

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

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 21, 2020