Nigeria on Thursday night reported 150 new COVID-19 cases which took the country’s total to 62,521.

The country also reported 154 recoveries which took the total number of discharges to 58,249 while the two deaths reported have taken the death toll to 1,141.

NCDC revealed this in its Twitter handle on Thursday night.

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NCDC tweeted: ''On the 29th of October 2020, 150 new confirmed cases and 2 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.

''Till date, 62521 cases have been confirmed, 58249 cases have been discharged and 1141 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

The 150 new cases are reported from 9 states- Lagos (89), Rivers (19), Ogun (11), Bayelsa (9), Kaduna ( 8 ), Plateau ( 8 ), Taraba (3), Osun (2), Delta (1).

150 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-89
Rivers-19
Ogun-11
Bayelsa-9
Kaduna-8
Plateau-8
Taraba-3
Osun-2
Delta-1

62,521 confirmed
58,249 discharged
1,141 deaths pic.twitter.com/AdbwrtOaDa

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) October 29, 2020

A multi-sectoral national emergency operations centre (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.

Meanwhile, the latest numbers bring Lagos state total confirmed cases to 21,106, followed by Abuja (6,028), Plateau (3,630), Oyo (3,433), Rivers (2,809), Edo (2,657), Kaduna (2,641), Ogun (2,027), Delta (1,814), Kano (1,746), Ondo (1,666), Enugu (1,314),  Kwara (1,069), Ebonyi (1,049), Katsina (952), Osun (925), Abia (898), Gombe (883).  Borno (745), and Bauchi (711).

Imo State has recorded 616 cases, Benue (491), Nasarawa (482), Bayelsa (412),  Ekiti (332), Jigawa (325), Akwa Ibom (295), Anambra (277), Niger (274), Adamawa (257), Sokoto (165), Taraba (146), Kebbi (93), Cross River (87), Yobe (82), Zamfara (79), while Kogi state has recorded 5 cases only.