NCDC announces 221 new COVID-19 cases, total now 56,956

Bayo Wahab 23:56 - 18 September 2020

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Following the announcement of 221 more cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, the total of confirmed cases of the disease in Nigeria has risen to 56, 956.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Friday, September 18, 2020, announced the new cases 17 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

The bulk of the new cases were detected in Lagos as the state records 59 more cases followed by Abia and Abuja with 46 and 22 cases respectively.

221 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-59
Abia-46
FCT-22
Gombe-20
Plateau-17
Rivers-11
Bauchi-7
Benue-6
Ekiti-6
Imo-6
Kaduna-4
Kwara-4
Ondo-4
Ogun-3
Osun-3
Bayelsa-1
Edo-1
Kano-1

56,956 confirmed
48,305 discharged
1,094 deaths pic.twitter.com/oVzyXar7ru
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 18, 2020

In Gombe, 20 cases were recorded, 17 in Plateau, 11 in Rivers, seven in Bauchi, six each in Benue, Ekiti and Imo, while Kaduna, Kwara and Ondo recorded four cases each.

Other states with new cases are; Ogun-3 Osun-3 Bayelsa-1 Edo-1 Kano-1.

According to the NCDC’s updates, a total of 48,305 patients have been discharged from treatment centres, while 1,094 deaths have been so far been recorded.