Coronavirus: NCDC Confirms 136 New COVID-19 Cases In Nigeria

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday evening, 26th September 2020, confirmed 136 new cases of coronavirus disease infection in Nigeria.

Naija News reports that the new cases of COVID-19 infection were confirmed via a statement on the official Twitter handle of the health agency.

The development brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to 58,198 which includes 49,722 discharged cases and 1,106 deaths.

Below is the breakdown of the latest cases according to states with Lagos State recording the highest number of new confirmed cases, followed by Ogun and Rivers State, south-south Nigeria.

Lagos-41

Ogun-27

Rivers-19

Abia-10

Oyo-6

Plateau-6

Bauchi-5

Ondo-5

Ekiti-4

Kaduna-4

Edo-3

Ebonyi-2

Bayelsa-1

Delta-1

Osun-1

Yobe-1

58,198 confirmed cases

49,722 discharged cases

1,106 deaths recorded as of September 27, 2020.

136 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-41
Ogun-27
Rivers-19
Abia-10
Oyo-6
Plateau-6
Bauchi-5
Ondo-5
Ekiti-4
Kaduna-4
Edo-3
Ebonyi-2
Bayelsa-1
Delta-1
Osun-1
Yobe-1

58,198 confirmed
49,722 discharged
1,106 deaths pic.twitter.com/ZdrHGsUYU4

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 26, 2020