Nigeria’s COVID-19 cases surpass 60,000 with 111 new infections

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Nigeria recorded 111 new cases of COVID-19, on Saturday, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 60,103.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known via Twitter, noting that 51,711 patients have been discharged from 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

It also added that 1,115 deaths have so far been reported.

“On the 10th of October 2020, 111 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

“Till date, 60103 cases have been confirmed, 51711 cases have been discharged and 1115 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

“The 111 new cases are reported from 11 states- Plateau (32), Lagos (23), FCT (15), Osun (11), Ogun (9), Oyo (6), Imo (4), Bauchi (3), Kaduna (3), Yobe (3), Rivers (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	19,909	4,455	15,250	204
FCT	5,805	501	5,225	79
Plateau	3,536	505	2,998	33
Oyo	3,299	706	2,553	40
Rivers	2,661	121	2,481	59
Edo	2,635	25	2,503	107
Kaduna	2,487	59	2,387	41
Ogun	1,936	167	1,741	28
Delta	1,803	17	1,737	49
Kano	1,740	11	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
Osun	895	62	815	18
Katsina	894	2	868	24
Gombe	883	111	747	25
Borno	745	4	705	36
Bauchi	710	9	687	14
Imo	583	20	551	12
Benue	482	59	413	10
Nasarawa	469	131	325	13
Bayelsa	401	4	376	21
Jigawa	325	6	308	11
Ekiti	323	5	312	6
Akwa Ibom	295	9	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
Yobe	79	5	66	8
Zamfara	79	1	73	5
Kogi	5	0	3	2

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