COVID-19: Nigeria Confirms 118 New Cases As Total Hits 61,558
According to NCDC, 56,697 persons have been managed and discharged, adding that 1,125 persons have died of the disease.
Joy Kalu 
Nigeria’s total COVID-19 cases hit 61,558 on Monday night as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 118 new cases.
The infections were recorded in nine states and the Federal Capital Territory.
NCDC on its official Twitter handle, also announced the discharge of 86 patients from isolation centres in the country.
It said Lagos recorded the highest number of cases with 55, while Rivers had 26 cases.
Imo followed with 12 cases, while Osun confirmed 8 cases.
Other states with new infections are Plateau, 6, FCT, 5, Kaduna, 4, Ogun, 3, Edo, 2, and Niger, 1.
NCDC further stated that 56,697 persons have been managed and discharged, adding that 1,125 persons have died of the disease.
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Meanwhile, the presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 has called for extra caution, especially considering the drop in the daily count of new cases across the country.
Since October 1, Nigeria has recorded less than 3,000 new cases, while more than 6,000 patients have recovered, and 13 deaths have been recorded so far.
But according to Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation and chairman of the PTF, now is the time for Nigerians to be more cautious in order to prevent a second wave of infections.
“Indications are that Nigeria appears to be winning the war against COVID-19. The PTF has, however, adopted an approach of cautious optimism and shall encourage Nigerians to do same in view of the observed level of risk perception, skepticism, and general non-compliance with the non-pharmaceutical interventions,” Mustapha said at a media briefing on Monday.
