Coronavirus in Nigeria update: Total confirmed cases hit 58,450 as 136 new cases confirmed

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 28th of September.

According to the Centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 58,460 confirmed. The Centre also stated that 49,895 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 1,111 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 Monday, 28th of September was 7,454.

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

“Lagos-71, Rivers-23, Plateau-12, Adamawa-6, Oyo-6, Kaduna-5, Abia-3, FCT-3, Katsina-2, Kwara-2, Bauchi-1. Borno-1, Edo-1

“58,460 confirmed, 49,895 discharged, 1,111 deaths”

136 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-71
Rivers-23
Plateau-12
Adamawa-6
Oyo-6
Kaduna-5
Abia-3
FCT-3
Katsina-2
Kwara-2
Bauchi-1
Borno-1
Edo-1

58,460 confirmed
49,895 discharged
1,111 deaths pic.twitter.com/4oLnCyNU6e

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 28, 2020

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/ptYnvUeDL3

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 28, 2020