Nigeria records 138 new cases of coronavirus, total rises to 61,805

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 138 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 61,805.

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

“On the 22nd of October 2020, 138 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 61805 cases have been confirmed, 56985 cases have been discharged and 1127 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 138 new cases are reported from 13 states – Katsina (44), Lagos (35), Kwara (15), Kaduna (13), Plateau (7), Imo (6), Adamawa (5) Rivers (4), Yobe (3), Ogun (2), Oyo (2), Osun (1), FCT (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	20,768	968	19,593	207
FCT	5,944	565	5,300	79
Plateau	3,594	346	3,215	33
Oyo	3,423	825	2,556	42
Rivers	2,746	65	2,622	59
Edo	2,648	19	2,522	107
Kaduna	2,585	63	2,480	42
Ogun	1,989	206	1,754	29
Delta	1,812	26	1,737	49
Kano	1,741	5	1,682	54
Ondo	1,659	38	1,585	36
Enugu	1,314	24	1,269	21
Kwara	1,065	20	1,019	26
Ebonyi	1,049	8	1,011	30
Katsina	948	45	879	24
Osun	919	41	858	20
Abia	898	18	872	8
Gombe	883	111	747	25
Borno	745	4	705	36
Bauchi	710	0	696	14
Imo	613	21	580	12
Benue	484	61	413	10
Nasarawa	478	140	325	13
Bayelsa	403	1	381	21
Ekiti	329	7	316	6
Jigawa	325	6	308	11
Akwa Ibom	295	3	284	8
Anambra	277	10	248	19
Niger	274	13	249	12
Adamawa	257	9	229	19
Sokoto	162	0	145	17
Taraba	122	13	103	6
Kebbi	93	1	84	8
Cross River	87	4	74	9
Yobe	82	6	68	8
Zamfara	79	1	73	5
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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