Nigeria records 155 new COVID-19 cases, total now 59,738

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says COVID-19 cases in Nigeria has increased by 155, with total infections now 59,738.

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

“On the 7th of October 2020, 155 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 59738 cases have been confirmed, 51403 cases have been discharged and 1113 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 155 new cases are reported from 8 states- Lagos (84), Rivers (31), Kaduna (12), Osun (10), FCT (7), Oyo (6), Ogun (3), Kwara (2),” 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	19,776	4,322	15,250	204
FCT	5,765	467	5,219	79
Plateau	3,498	617	2,848	33
Oyo	3,279	716	2,523	40
Edo	2,634	32	2,495	107
Rivers	2,632	159	2,414	59
Kaduna	2,463	48	2,375	40
Ogun	1,898	137	1,733	28
Delta	1,803	17	1,737	49
Kano	1,738	9	1,675	54
Ondo	1,638	57	1,545	36
Enugu	1,289	102	1,166	21
Kwara	1,050	43	982	25
Ebonyi	1,042	4	1,008	30
Abia	898	18	872	8
Katsina	894	9	861	24
Gombe	883	111	747	25
Osun	874	51	806	17
Borno	745	4	705	36
Bauchi	704	3	687	14
Imo	577	18	547	12
Benue	481	58	413	10
Nasarawa	468	130	325	13
Bayelsa	401	7	373	21
Jigawa	325	6	308	11
Ekiti	322	4	312	6
Akwa Ibom	294	8	278	8
Niger	261	7	242	12
Anambra	250	12	219	19
Adamawa	248	23	208	17
Sokoto	162	0	145	17
Taraba	106	11	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

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