Nigeria records 189 new COVID-19 cases, total now 57,145

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 189 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 57,145.

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

“On the 19th of September 2020, 189 new confirmed cases and 1 death was recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 57145 cases have been confirmed, 48431 cases have been discharged and 1095 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 189 new cases are reported from 15 states in Nigeria; Lagos (70), Plateau (37), FCT (24), Kaduna (19), Rivers (12), Oyo (5), Ogun (4), Ebonyi (3), Katsina (3), Ondo (3), Osun (3), Imo (2), Yobe (2), Ekiti (1), Nasarawa (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	18,897	3,447	15,245	205
FCT	5,550	558	4,916	76
Oyo	3,231	990	2,202	39
Plateau	3,229	923	2,275	31
Edo	2,611	79	2,427	105
Kaduna	2,345	102	2,210	33
Rivers	2,232	33	2,140	59
Delta	1,799	112	1,638	49
Ogun	1,762	15	1,719	28
Kano	1,734	25	1,655	54
Ondo	1,597	47	1,515	35
Enugu	1,234	47	1,166	21
Ebonyi	1,038	1	1,007	30
Kwara	1,013	86	902	25
Abia	881	26	847	8
Katsina	848	367	457	24
Osun	813	20	776	17
Gombe	799	94	680	25
Borno	741	2	703	36
Bauchi	689	17	658	14
Imo	559	330	217	12
Benue	473	63	401	9
Nasarawa	448	110	325	13
Bayelsa	394	3	370	21
Jigawa	322	3	308	11
Ekiti	314	24	284	6
Akwa Ibom	288	12	268	8
Niger	250	6	232	12
Anambra	232	29	184	19
Adamawa	230	19	196	15
Sokoto	161	2	142	17
Taraba	95	16	73	6
Kebbi	93	1	84	8
Cross River	85	2	74	9
Zamfara	78	0	73	5
Yobe	75	8	59	8
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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