COVID-19: Nigeria records 126 new cases, total now 58,324

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 126 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 58,324.

The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Sunday.

“On the 27th of September 2020, 126 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 58324 cases have been confirmed, 49794 cases have been discharged and 1108 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 126 new cases are reported from 12 states in Nigeria- FCT (30), Lagos (24), Rivers (23), Ogun (13), Katsina (9), Plateau (9), Ondo (6), Kaduna (4), Kwara (4), Imo (2), Bauchi (1), Edo (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	19,239	3,788	15,246	205
FCT	5,674	635	4,962	77
Plateau	3,388	812	2,543	33
Oyo	3,254	879	2,336	39
Edo	2,624	22	2,495	107
Kaduna	2,397	66	2,293	38
Rivers	2,347	76	2,212	59
Ogun	1,836	81	1,727	28
Delta	1,802	101	1,652	49
Kano	1,737	22	1,661	54
Ondo	1,631	50	1,545	36
Enugu	1,289	102	1,166	21
Ebonyi	1,040	3	1,007	30
Kwara	1,032	52	955	25
Abia	891	36	847	8
Gombe	864	97	742	25
Katsina	857	0	833	24
Osun	827	22	788	17
Borno	741	2	703	36
Bauchi	698	16	668	14
Imo	568	285	271	12
Benue	481	58	413	10
Nasarawa	449	111	325	13
Bayelsa	398	6	371	21
Jigawa	325	6	308	11
Ekiti	321	18	297	6
Akwa Ibom	288	8	272	8
Niger	259	15	232	12
Anambra	237	5	213	19
Adamawa	234	20	198	16
Sokoto	162	1	144	17
Taraba	95	16	73	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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