The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 160 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 59,287.
The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Saturday.
“On the 3rd of October 2020, 160 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria.
“Till date, 59287 cases have been confirmed, 50718 cases have been discharged and 1113 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 160 new cases are reported from 13 states- 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),” 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 | 19,636 | 4,181 | 15,250 | 205 |
| FCT | 5,745 | 683 | 4,984 | 78 |
| Plateau | 3,479 | 767 | 2,679 | 33 |
| Oyo | 3,268 | 798 | 2,430 | 40 |
| Edo | 2,628 | 26 | 2,495 | 107 |
| Rivers | 2,517 | 124 | 2,334 | 59 |
| Kaduna | 2,440 | 55 | 2,345 | 40 |
| Ogun | 1,878 | 118 | 1,732 | 28 |
| Delta | 1,802 | 16 | 1,737 | 49 |
| Kano | 1,738 | 14 | 1,670 | 54 |
| Ondo | 1,634 | 53 | 1,545 | 36 |
| Enugu | 1,289 | 102 | 1,166 | 21 |
| Kwara | 1,044 | 37 | 982 | 25 |
| Ebonyi | 1,042 | 4 | 1,008 | 30 |
| Abia | 898 | 18 | 872 | 8 |
| Gombe | 883 | 111 | 747 | 25 |
| Katsina | 874 | 15 | 835 | 24 |
| Osun | 847 | 28 | 802 | 17 |
| Borno | 745 | 4 | 705 | 36 |
| Bauchi | 699 | 8 | 677 | 14 |
| Imo | 576 | 29 | 535 | 12 |
| Benue | 481 | 58 | 413 | 10 |
| Nasarawa | 452 | 114 | 325 | 13 |
| Bayelsa | 401 | 7 | 373 | 21 |
| Jigawa | 325 | 6 | 308 | 11 |
| Ekiti | 321 | 12 | 303 | 6 |
| Akwa Ibom | 293 | 7 | 278 | 8 |
| Niger | 259 | 15 | 232 | 12 |
| Adamawa | 248 | 23 | 208 | 17 |
| Anambra | 238 | 0 | 219 | 19 |
| Sokoto | 162 | 1 | 144 | 17 |
| Taraba | 105 | 10 | 89 | 6 |
| Kebbi | 93 | 1 | 84 | 8 |
| Cross River | 87 | 4 | 74 | 9 |
| Zamfara | 79 | 1 | 73 | 5 |
| Yobe | 76 | 6 | 62 | 8 |
| Kogi | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
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
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