COVID-19: Nigeria Confirmed Cases Exceeds 59,000 with 153 New Cases Recorded
NCDC reported that 59001 cases have been confirmed, 50452 cases have been discharged and 1112 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Joy Kalu 
Nigeria crossed 59,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Thursday with 153 new positive samples.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Thursday night via its twitter handle.
NCDC tweeted: "On the 1st of October 2020, 153 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria.
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"Till date, 59001 cases have been confirmed, 50452 cases have been discharged and 1112 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
The 153 new cases are reported from 14 states- Lagos (81), Rivers (21), FCT (11), Ogun ( 8 ), Kaduna (7), Oyo (6), Akwa Ibom (5), Osun (3), Katsina (3), Edo (2), Ebonyi (2), Nasarawa (2), Plateau (1), Kano (1).
153 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) October 1, 2020
Lagos-81
Rivers-21
FCT-11
Ogun-8
Kaduna-7
Oyo-6
Akwa Ibom-5
Osun-3
Katsina-3
Edo-2
Ebonyi-2
Nasarawa-2
Plateau-1
Kano-1
59,001 confirmed
50,452 discharged
1,112 deaths pic.twitter.com/XE4mGGP0Gz
Meanwhile, the latest numbers bring Lagos state total confirmed cases to 19,542, followed by Abuja (5,720), Plateau (3,451), Oyo (3,267), Edo (2,628), Rivers (2,453), Kaduna (2,426), Ogun (1,858), Delta (1,802), Kano (1,738), Ondo (1,631), Enugu (1,289), Ebonyi (1,042), Kwara (1,036), Abia (895), Gombe (883). Katsina (864), Osun (842), Borno (745), and Bauchi (699).
Imo State has recorded 572 cases, Benue (481), Nasarawa (452), Bayelsa (399), Jigawa (325), Ekiti (321), Akwa Ibom (293), Niger (259), Adamawa (248), Anambra (237), Sokoto (162), Taraba (102), Kebbi (93), Cross River (87), Zamfara (78), Yobe (76), while Kogi state has recorded 5 cases only.
