COVID-19: Nigeria Records 296 New Cases, Total Infections Now 55,456
"Till date, 55456 cases have been confirmed, 43334 cases have been discharged and 1067 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory," NCDC stated.
Joy Kalu 
Nigeria has recorded 296 new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 55,456.
The latest figures were disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) via its official twitter handle on Tuesday night.
NCDC tweeted: "On the 8th of September 2020, 296 new confirmed cases and 6 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
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"Till date, 55456 cases have been confirmed, 43334 cases have been discharged and 1067 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The 296 new cases are reported from 15 states- Plateau state once again led with 183 new cases ahead of Lagos which recorded just 33 infections, while Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had 25, Ogun (16), Oyo (7), Ekiti (6), Kwara (5), Ondo (5), Imo (3), Anambra (3), Nasarawa (3), Rivers (2), Gombe (2), Edo (2), Akwa Ibom (1).
