Coronavirus in Nigeria update : 111 new cases confirmed in Nigeria

Nigeria has recorded an additional 111 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 23rd of September.

According to the Centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 57,724 confirmed. The Centre also stated that 48,985 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 1,102 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 Wednesday, 23rd of September was 7,637

Taking to it’s Instagram page, NCDC tweets: “111 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

“Lagos-31, Gombe-18, Kaduna-18, FCT-15, Rivers-14, Imo-3,, Kwara-3, Oyo-3, Bayelsa-2, Ogun-2, Edo-1, Osun-1

“57,724 confirmed, 48,985 discharged, 1,102 deaths”

111 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-31
Gombe-18
Kaduna-18
FCT-15
Rivers-14
Imo-3
Kwara-3
Oyo-3
Bayelsa-2
Ogun-2
Edo-1
Osun-1

57,724 confirmed
48,985 discharged
1,102 deaths pic.twitter.com/LFW69Zb0vR

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 23, 2020

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/Z6PDlqiUtX

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 23, 2020