Nigeria on Tuesday recorded 176 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 57,613.
The latest numbers were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) via its official twitter handle:
Lagos which is the epicentre of infections in the country recorded 73 new cases.
Other states with new cases include Plateau (50), FCT (17), Rivers (8), Ondo (6), Niger (5), Ogun (5), Edo (3), Kaduna (3), Oyo (2), Bauchi (1), Bayelsa (1), Delta (1), and Nasarawa (1).
176 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-73
Plateau-50
FCT-17
Rivers-8
Ondo-6
Niger-5
Ogun-5
Edo-3
Kaduna-3
Oyo-2
Bauchi-1
Bayelsa-1
Delta-1
Nasarawa-157,613 confirmed
48,836 discharged
1,100 deaths pic.twitter.com/LmViGY75qX— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 22, 2020
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