Nigeria records 143 new COVID-19 cases, total now 54,008

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 143 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, as confirmed cases are now 54,008.

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

“On the 31st of August 2020, 143 new confirmed cases and 0 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 54008 cases have been confirmed, 41638 cases have been discharged and 1013 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 143 new cases are reported from 18 states- Plateau (35), Kaduna (21), Lagos (19), FCT (13), Ebonyi (9), Adamawa (7), Enugu (7), Katsina (7), Edo (6), Kwara (5), Osun (3), Anambra (2), Kano (2), Niger (2), Ogun (2), Benue (1), Borno (1), Sokoto (1),” the NCDC said.

See the breakdown of cases by states below;

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Cases (on admission)	No. Discharged	No. of Deaths
Lagos	18,138	2,705	15,231	202
FCT	5,169	3,583	1,536	50
Oyo	3,118	1,127	1,954	37
Edo	2,584	159	2,325	100
Plateau	2,533	1,109	1,395	29
Kaduna	2,141	138	1,991	12
Rivers	2,141	113	1,971	57
Delta	1,744	157	1,540	47
Kano	1,727	136	1,537	54
Ogun	1,648	107	1,515	26
Ondo	1,539	128	1,380	31
Enugu	1,162	234	907	21
Ebonyi	993	35	931	27
Kwara	966	157	784	25
Katsina	796	315	457	24
Osun	782	31	734	17
Abia	771	66	697	8
Borno	741	34	671	36
Gombe	723	64	636	23
Bauchi	667	72	581	14
Imo	527	323	193	11
Benue	453	228	216	9
Nasarawa	434	124	298	12
Bayelsa	391	22	348	21
Jigawa	322	3	308	11
Akwa Ibom	278	38	232	8
Ekiti	262	55	203	4
Niger	243	15	216	12
Adamawa	228	33	180	15
Anambra	216	30	168	18
Sokoto	159	3	140	16
Kebbi	93	3	82	8
Taraba	87	9	73	5
Cross River	82	1	73	8
Zamfara	78	0	73	5
Yobe	67	0	59	8
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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