Coronavirus in Nigeria update: 136 new cases recorded on Saturday 26 September

Nigeria has recorded an additional 136 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 night of 26th of September.

According to the Centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 58,198 confirmed. The Centre also stated that 49,722 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 1,106 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, 26th of September was 7,370.

Taking to it’s Instagram page, NCDC tweets: “136 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

“Lagos-41, Ogun-27, Rivers-19, Abia-10, Oyo-6, Plateau-6, Bauchi-5, Ondo-5, Ekiti-4, Kaduna-4, Edo-3, Ebonyi-2, Bayelsa-1, Delta-1, Osun-1, Yobe-1

“58,198 confirmed, 49,722 discharged,1,106 deaths”

136 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-41
Ogun-27
Rivers-19
Abia-10
Oyo-6
Plateau-6
Bauchi-5
Ondo-5
Ekiti-4
Kaduna-4
Edo-3
Ebonyi-2
Bayelsa-1
Delta-1
Osun-1
Yobe-1

58,198 confirmed
49,722 discharged
1,106 deaths pic.twitter.com/ZdrHGsUYU4

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 26, 2020

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/EWOe5S6Kjn

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 26, 2020