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BREAKING: Nigeria Confirms 162 New COVID-19 Cases, 3 Deaths

meridianspyBy meridianspySeptember 5, 2020Updated:September 5, 2020No Comments1 Min Read
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162 new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Nigeria, taking the total to 54,905 in the country.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made the disclosure via its verified Twitter handle on Saturday.

According to the update by NCDC, Lagos topped the list of new cases with 53 infections, followed by Gombe-21. Others are Oyo-19, Delta-12, Ondo-11, Plateau-10, Ebonyi-9, FCT-6, Kwara-6, Kaduna-5, Rivers-3, Ogun-2, Anambra-2, Imo-2 and Ekiti-1.

Total recoveries and fatalities in the country rose to 42,922 and 1,054 respectively.

A breakdown of the cases as reported by NCDC reads below:

162 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-53
Gombe-21
Oyo-19
Delta-12
Ondo-11
Plateau-10
Ebonyi-9
FCT-6
Kwara-6
Kaduna-5
Rivers-3
Ogun-2
Anambra-2
Imo-2
Ekiti-1

54,905 confirmed
42,922 discharged
1,054 deaths pic.twitter.com/WET4nuIJHY

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 5, 2020
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https://twitter.com/NCDCgov/status/1302372404430278657?s=20

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