COVID-19: Nigeria Confirmed 163 New Cases, recorded numbers Hits 60,266
According to the NCDC, the new cases were recorded in 11 states with Lagos having the highest figure of 113 cases.
Joy Kalu 
Nigeria has reported 163 new COVID-19 cases whiles discharging 24 patients that have recovered from the virus, on October 11, 2020.
This was disclosed on Sunday night by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) via its twitter handle.
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According to the NCDC, the new cases were recorded in 11 states with Lagos having the highest figure of 113 cases.
Other states were Kaduna with 21, Osun with eight, Ondo and Oyo with five, Ogun with three, Bayelsa and Taraba with two, Edo, Katsina, Plateau, Katsina and FCT each having one case.
163 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) October 11, 2020
Lagos-113
Kaduna-21
Osun-8
Ondo-5
Oyo-5
Ogun-3
Bayelsa-2
Taraba-2
Edo-1
FCT-1
Katsina-1
Plateau-1
60,266 confirmed
51,735 discharged
1,115 deaths pic.twitter.com/wCIDrwsCjW
With the new infections, Nigeria now has a total caseload of 60,266. Of that figure, however, 51,735 have recovered while 1,115 have, unfortunately, died.
Lagos State has remained the epicentre of the virus with nearly 20,022 cases.
Although Lagos is the only state that has crossed 10,000 cases, it has also recorded the most recoveries, with over 15,000 patients discharged.
