COVID-19: NCDC confirms 201 new cases, total now 58,848

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 201 new cases of COVID-19 in the country.

The 201 new cases brought the nation’s confirmed COVID-19 infection cases to 58,848

The NCDC made this known via its verified Twitter handle @NCDCgov on Wednesday.

“On the 30th of September 2020, 201 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 58848 cases have been confirmed, 50358 cases have been discharged and 1112 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 201 new cases are reported from 13 states- Lagos (77), Rivers (37), Plateau (25), FCT (13), Kaduna (12), Ogun (12), Adamawa (8), Taraba (7), Imo (4), Kwara (2), Osun (2), Abia (1), Oyo (1),” the NCCDC said.

See the breakdown of cases by state below;

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Cases (on admission)	No. Discharged	No. of Deaths
Lagos	19,461	4,007	15,249	205
FCT	5,709	654	4,977	78
Plateau	3,450	820	2,597	33
Oyo	3,261	884	2,337	40
Edo	2,626	24	2,495	107
Rivers	2,432	129	2,244	59
Kaduna	2,419	56	2,324	39
Ogun	1,850	95	1,727	28
Delta	1,802	16	1,737	49
Kano	1,737	15	1,668	54
Ondo	1,631	50	1,545	36
Enugu	1,289	102	1,166	21
Ebonyi	1,040	3	1,007	30
Kwara	1,036	56	955	25
Abia	895	15	872	8
Gombe	883	111	747	25
Katsina	861	2	835	24
Osun	839	32	790	17
Borno	745	4	705	36
Bauchi	699	17	668	14
Imo	572	25	535	12
Benue	481	58	413	10
Nasarawa	450	112	325	13
Bayelsa	399	5	373	21
Jigawa	325	6	308	11
Ekiti	321	12	303	6
Akwa Ibom	288	6	274	8
Niger	259	15	232	12
Adamawa	248	23	208	17
Anambra	237	5	213	19
Sokoto	162	1	144	17
Taraba	102	7	89	6
Kebbi	93	1	84	8
Cross River	87	4	74	9
Zamfara	78	0	73	5
Yobe	76	6	62	8
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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