Nigeria records 176 new COVID-19 cases, total now 55,632

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 176 new cases of COVID-19 in the country.

The 176 new cases brought the nation’s confirmed COVID-19 infection cases to 55,632.

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

“On the 9th of September 2020, 176 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 55632 cases have been confirmed, 43610 cases have been discharged and 1070 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 176 new cases are reported from 17 states- FCT (40), Lagos (34), Plateau (26), Enugu (14), Delta (12), Ogun (12), Ondo (9), Oyo (8), Ekiti (6), Ebonyi (4), Adamawa (2), Nasarawa (2), Kwara(2), Rivers (2), Edo (1), Osun (1), Bauchi (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	18,456	3,015	15,237	204
FCT	5,375	3,669	1,637	69
Oyo	3,209	1,210	1,961	38
Plateau	2,954	1,045	1,879	30
Edo	2,603	99	2,404	100
Kaduna	2,214	83	2,099	32
Rivers	2,195	49	2,087	59
Delta	1,780	116	1,616	48
Kano	1,728	70	1,604	54
Ogun	1,715	40	1,648	27
Ondo	1,575	57	1,485	33
Enugu	1,198	89	1,088	21
Ebonyi	1,034	18	986	30
Kwara	989	170	794	25
Katsina	819	338	457	24
Abia	816	96	712	8
Osun	803	30	756	17
Gombe	746	80	643	23
Borno	741	2	703	36
Bauchi	671	11	646	14
Imo	537	314	211	12
Benue	460	50	401	9
Nasarawa	443	133	298	12
Bayelsa	391	5	365	21
Jigawa	322	3	308	11
Ekiti	299	40	254	5
Akwa Ibom	283	28	247	8
Niger	244	16	216	12
Adamawa	230	35	180	15
Anambra	226	26	181	19
Sokoto	159	0	142	17
Kebbi	93	1	84	8
Taraba	91	12	73	6
Cross River	83	2	73	8
Zamfara	78	0	73	5
Yobe	67	0	59	8
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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