COVID-19: Lagos State Tops As Nigeria Records 148 New Cases

According to NCDC, 60982 cases have been confirmed, 52194 cases have been discharged and 1116 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

COVID-19: Lagos State Tops As Nigeria Records 148 New Cases
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Lagos has reported the highest incidents with 66 cases as Nigeria records 148 fresh cases of the Coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, 15th of October, 2020.

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) revealed this via its twitter handle on Thursday night.

NCDC tweeted: "On the 15th of October 2020, 148 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria.

"Till date, 60982 cases have been confirmed, 52194 cases have been discharged and 1116 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The 148 new cases are reported from 14 states- Lagos (66), FCT (25), Oyo (13), Plateau (11), Kaduna (7), Rivers (6), Ebonyi (5), Ekiti (4), Ogun (4), Imo (2), Ondo (2), Edo (1), Nasarawa (1), Taraba (1).

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A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.

Overall, Thursday’s number was fewer than the 179 recorded on Wednesday, with Lagos accounting for 116 cases.

On Tuesday, 225 cases were recorded. Lagos, ever the epicentre, logged 165.

In contrast, on Monday, 164 cases were reported for the entire country.