Nigeria’s COVID-19 infections are nearing 60,000 as the total number of confirmed cases stand at 57,724.
This is as Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 111 new cases on its official twitter handle Wednesday night.
“On the 23rd of September 2020, 111 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.,
“Till date, 57,724 cases have been confirmed, 48,985 cases have been discharged and 1102 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
“The 111 new cases are reported from 12 states in Nigeria; Lagos (31), Gombe (18), Kaduna (18), FCT (15), Rivers (14), Imo (3), Kwara (3), Oyo (3), Bayelsa (2), Ogun (2), Edo (1), Osun (1),” the NCDC said.
Confirmed Cases by State
| States Affected | No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed) | No. of Cases (on admission) | No. Discharged | No. of Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagos | 19,086 | 3,635 | 15,246 | 205 |
| FCT | 5,598 | 589 | 4,932 | 77 |
| Plateau | 3,304 | 825 | 2,448 | 31 |
| Oyo | 3,236 | 938 | 2,259 | 39 |
| Edo | 2,616 | 23 | 2,486 | 107 |
| Kaduna | 2,377 | 88 | 2,255 | 34 |
| Rivers | 2,277 | 46 | 2,172 | 59 |
| Delta | 1,800 | 101 | 1,650 | 49 |
| Ogun | 1,774 | 25 | 1,721 | 28 |
| Kano | 1,734 | 24 | 1,656 | 54 |
| Ondo | 1,606 | 26 | 1,545 | 35 |
| Enugu | 1,285 | 98 | 1,166 | 21 |
| Ebonyi | 1,038 | 1 | 1,007 | 30 |
| Kwara | 1,028 | 78 | 925 | 25 |
| Abia | 881 | 26 | 847 | 8 |
| Gombe | 857 | 90 | 742 | 25 |
| Katsina | 848 | 367 | 457 | 24 |
| Osun | 818 | 18 | 783 | 17 |
| Borno | 741 | 2 | 703 | 36 |
| Bauchi | 692 | 14 | 664 | 14 |
| Imo | 565 | 336 | 217 | 12 |
| Benue | 473 | 50 | 413 | 10 |
| Nasarawa | 449 | 111 | 325 | 13 |
| Bayelsa | 397 | 5 | 370 | 22 |
| Jigawa | 322 | 3 | 308 | 11 |
| Ekiti | 317 | 17 | 294 | 6 |
| Akwa Ibom | 288 | 8 | 272 | 8 |
| Niger | 259 | 15 | 232 | 12 |
| Adamawa | 234 | 20 | 198 | 16 |
| Anambra | 232 | 29 | 184 | 19 |
| 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 |
