Coronavirus in Nigeria update: 126 new cases confirmed as total hits 58,324

Nigeria has recorded an additional 126 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 27th of September.

According to the Centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 58,324 confirmed, The Centre also stated that 49,794 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 1,108 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 Sunday, 27th of September was 7,422.

Taking to it’s Instagram page, NCDC tweets: “126 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

FCT-30, Lagos-24, Rivers-23, Ogun-13, Katsina-9, Plateau-9, Ondo-6, Kaduna-4, Kwara-4, Imo-2, Bauchi-1, Edo-1

58,324 confirmed, 49,794 discharged, 1,108 deaths”

126 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

FCT-30
Lagos-24
Rivers-23
Ogun-13
Katsina-9
Plateau-9
Ondo-6
Kaduna-4
Kwara-4
Imo-2
Bauchi-1
Edo-1

58,324 confirmed
49,794 discharged
1,108 deaths pic.twitter.com/O4LzYeJGBj

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 27, 2020

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/dzUH55mHbu

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 27, 2020