Coronavirus: NCDC Confirms 120 New COVID-19 Cases In Nigeria

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday evening, 5th October 2020, confirmed 120 fresh cases of Coronavirus disease infection in Nigeria.

The new cases of COVID-19 infection were confirmed via a statement on the official Twitter handle of the health agency. This brings the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Nigeria to 59,465 which includes 50,951 discharged cases and 1,113 deaths.

Below is the breakdown of the latest cases according to states with River  State having the highest number of cases, followed by FCT

Rivers-65
FCT-12
Ogun-9
Katsina-8
Anambra-7
Bauchi-5
Oyo-5
Nasarawa-3
Kaduna-2
Kwara-1
Taraba-1
Imo-1
Delta-1

See the tweets blow

120 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Rivers-65
FCT-12
Ogun-9
Katsina-8
Anambra-7
Bauchi-5
Oyo-5
Nasarawa-3
Kaduna-2
Kwara-1
Taraba-1
Imo-1
Delta-1

59,465 confirmed
50,951 discharged
1,113 deaths pic.twitter.com/Dy6aL1FdtP

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) October 5, 2020