Nigeria Records 225 New COVID-19 Cases Within 24 Hours

Nigeria has recorded 225 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 60,655.

The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) via its official twitter handle on Tuesday night.

The 225 new cases are reported from 11 states: Lagos (165), FCT (17), Rivers (13), Ogun (12), Niger (8), Delta (4), Ondo (2), Anambra (1), Edo (1), Ekiti (1), Kaduna (1).

225 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-165
FCT-17
Rivers-13
Ogun-12
Niger-8
Delta-4
Ondo-2
Anambra-1
Edo-1
Ekiti-1
Kaduna-1

60,655 confirmed
52,006 discharged
1,116 deaths pic.twitter.com/JOL8s2Ztq3

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) October 13, 2020

One death was recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of deaths from the virus to 1,116.