COVID-19: Nigeria Records 126 New Cases, Total Infections Now 56,604
"Till date, 56604 cases have been confirmed, 47872 cases have been discharged and 1091 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory," NCDC reveals.
Joy Kalu 
Nigeria has recorded 126 new cases of Coronavirus as the country now has 56,604 confirmed cases.
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this last-night via its official Twitter handle.
NCDC stated: "On the 16th of September 2020, 126 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
"Till date, 56604 cases have been confirmed, 47872 cases have been discharged and 1091 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The 126 new cases are reported from 17 states- FCT (37), Lagos (27), Plateau (16), Kaduna (9), Abia (7), Gombe (6), Ondo (6), Imo (5), Delta (2), Ekiti (2), Kwara (2), Oyo (2), Bauchi (1), Kano (1), Katsina (1), Ogun (1), Yobe (1).
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Meanwhile, the latest numbers bring Lagos state total confirmed cases to 18,723, followed by Abuja (5,488), Oyo (3,223), Plateau (3,158), Edo (2,610), Kaduna (2,305), Rivers (2,208), Delta (1,793), Ogun (1,755), Kano (1,733), Ondo (1,590), Enugu (1,232), Ebonyi (1,034), Kwara (1,004), Katsina (844), Abia (835), Osun (805), Gombe (779), Borno (741), and Bauchi (681).
Imo State has recorded 551 cases, Benue (467), Nasarawa (447), Bayelsa (393), Jigawa (322), Ekiti (305), Akwa Ibom (286), Niger (244), Anambra (232), Adamawa (230), Sokoto (159), Taraba (95), Kebbi (93), Cross River (83), Zamfara (78), Yobe (73), while Kogi state has recorded 5 cases only.
