2 COVID-19 deaths recorded as NCDC announces 160 new cases

Bayo Wahab 00:41 - 13 September 2020

NCDC activates 3 more Coronavirus laboratories, now 33 in Nigeria. [Twitter/@NCDCgov]

The total of COVID-19 related deaths in Nigeria has risen to 1,078 following the announcement of 160 more cases of the disease in the country.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said the new cases were confirmed 12 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

160 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

FCT-39
Plateau-39
Lagos-30
Kaduna-23
Katsina-7
Rivers-6
Oyo-6
Yobe-3
Benue-3
Bayelsa-1
Abia-1
Edo-1
Ekiti-1

56,177 confirmed
44,088 discharged
1,078 deaths pic.twitter.com/jqc6fmf32Z
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 12, 2020

In its daily updates on the spread and management of the disease, the agency said Abuja and Plateau recorded the joint highest number of the infections with 39 new cases each followed by Lagos and Kaduna with 30 and 23 cases respectively.

In Katsina, seven cases were recorded, six each in Rivers and Oyo, three each in Yobe and Benue, while Abia, Ekiti and Edo all recorded one case each.

However, as of Saturday, September 12, 2020, the total of discharged cases in Nigeria stands at 44,088.