Nigeria has recorded an additional 189 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 their 19th of September.
According to the Centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 57,145 confirmed. The Centre also stated that 48,431 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.
Meanwhile, 1,095 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 Saturday 19th of September was 7,619
Taking to it’s Instagram page, NCDC tweets: “189 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria
“Lagos-70, Plateau-37, FCT-24, Kaduna-19, Rivers-12, Oyo-5, Ogun-4, Ebonyi-3, Katsina-3, Ondo-3, Osun-3, Imo-2, Yobe-2, Ekiti-1, Nasarawa-1
“57,145 confirmed, 48,431 discharged, 1,095 deaths”
189 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-70
Plateau-37
FCT-24
Kaduna-19
Rivers-12
Oyo-5
Ogun-4
Ebonyi-3
Katsina-3
Ondo-3
Osun-3
Imo-2
Yobe-2
Ekiti-1
Nasarawa-157,145 confirmed
48,431 discharged
1,095 deaths pic.twitter.com/yOrxFUYgAC— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 19, 2020
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/VW1S739vBF
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 19, 2020
