Nigeria records 160 new cases of COVID-19

Nigeria has recorded 160 new cases of COVID19 and one death in the country, this according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on its tweeter handle on Saturday.

It said so far, 59287 cases have been confirmed, out of the 532,765 sample tests conducted.

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160 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Rivers-42
Lagos-32
Plateau-21
FCT-18
Kaduna-14
Ogun-11
Katsina-10
Kwara-3
Ondo-3
Imo-3
Anambra-1
Abia-1
Oyo-1

59,287 confirmed
50,718 discharged
1,113 deaths pic.twitter.com/LFxY6ufo55

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) October 3, 2020

According to the tweet, the 160 new cases reported from 13 states including the FCT are, Rivers (42), Lagos (32), Plateau (21), FCT (18), Kaduna (14), Ogun (11), Katsina (10), Kwara (3), Ondo (3), Imo (3), Anambra (1), Abia (1), Oyo (1)

Solacebase reports that 50,718 cases have been discharged and 1113 deaths recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.