COVID-19: Nigeria confirms 125 new cases, total now 54,588

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 125 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, as confirmed cases are now 54,588.

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

“On the 3rd of September 2020, 124 new confirmed cases and 21 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“The 124 new cases are reported from 13 states- Lagos (42), FCT (25), Katsina (14), Kaduna (11), Kwara (8), Ondo (7), Delta (4), Anambra (3) Oyo (3), Edo (2), Ogun (2), Osun (2), Cross River (1).

“Till date, 54588 cases have been confirmed, 42627 cases have been discharged and 1048 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory,” the NCDC 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	18,219	2,784	15,233	202
FCT	5,238	3,593	1,585	60
Oyo	3,139	1,147	1,955	37
Plateau	2,708	1,040	1,638	30
Edo	2,592	138	2,354	100
Kaduna	2,174	91	2,051	32
Rivers	2,168	103	2,008	57
Delta	1,756	113	1,595	48
Kano	1,727	82	1,591	54
Ogun	1,671	82	1,563	26
Ondo	1,550	138	1,380	32
Enugu	1,179	70	1,088	21
Ebonyi	1,005	37	941	27
Kwara	974	165	784	25
Katsina	810	329	457	24
Abia	798	78	712	8
Osun	790	30	743	17
Borno	741	34	671	36
Gombe	723	59	641	23
Bauchi	669	22	633	14
Imo	529	308	210	11
Benue	460	160	291	9
Nasarawa	434	124	298	12
Bayelsa	391	12	358	21
Jigawa	322	3	308	11
Akwa Ibom	280	34	238	8
Ekiti	278	54	219	5
Niger	243	15	216	12
Adamawa	228	33	180	15
Anambra	219	19	181	19
Sokoto	159	1	142	16
Kebbi	93	3	82	8
Taraba	87	9	73	5
Cross River	83	2	73	8
Zamfara	78	0	73	5
Yobe	67	0	59	8
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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