Coronavirus in Nigeria update: Additional 187 new confirmed cases

Nigeria has recorded an additional 187 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 29th of September.

According to the Centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 58,647 confirmed. The Centre also stated that 49,937 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 Tuesday, 29th of September was 7,599.

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Taking to it’s Instagram page, NCDC tweets: “187 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

“Lagos-74, Plateau-25, Rivers-25, Gombe-19, FCT-19, Osun-10, Kaduna-5, Borno-3, Ogun-2,,Katsina-2, Nasarawa-1, Bayelsa-1, Edo-1

“58,647 confirmed, 49,937 discharged, 1,111 deaths”

187 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-74
Plateau-25
Rivers-25
Gombe-19
FCT-19
Osun-10
Kaduna-5
Borno-3
Ogun-2
Katsina-2
Nasarawa-1
Bayelsa-1
Edo-1

58,647 confirmed
49,937 discharged
1,111 deaths pic.twitter.com/QikQqhary1

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 29, 2020

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/15dD4o42r2

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 29, 2020