Coronavirus in Nigeria update: 103 new cases of coronavirus confirmed

Nigeria has recorded an additional 103 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 8th of October.

According to the Centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 59,841 confirmed. The Centre also stated that 51,551 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 1,113 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 Thursday, 8th of October was 7, 177.

Taking to it’s Instagram page, NCDC tweets: “103 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria:

“Lagos-39, Rivers-21, FCT-19, Oyo-6, Kaduna-4, Bauchi-3, Ogun-3, Imo-2, Kano-2, Benue-1, Edo-1, Nasarawa-1, Plateau-1;

“59,841 confirmed, 51,551 discharged, 1,113 deaths”

103 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-39
Rivers-21
FCT-19
Oyo-6
Kaduna-4
Bauchi-3
Ogun-3
Imo-2
Kano-2
Benue-1
Edo-1
Nasarawa-1
Plateau-1

59,841 confirmed
51,551 discharged
1,113 deaths pic.twitter.com/SkpuZCWU2o

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) October 8, 2020

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

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) October 8, 2020