NCDC reports 113 new cases of coronavirus

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday, October 17th, announced 113 new cases of COVID-19.

According to NCDC, the new cases were spread across 7 states and FCT.

The states with the 113 new cases are;

1. Lagos-37
2. Kaduna-16
3. Ogun-11
4. Plateau-11
5. Taraba-8
6. Rivers-7
7. FCT-6
8. Enugu-4
9. Niger-4
10. Edo-3
11. Delta-2
12. Imo-2
13. Benue-1
14. Kano-1

NCDC also announced that as of 11:30 pm on 16th October, there are 61,307 total COVID-19 confirmed cases reported in Nigeria.

56,557 patients have been discharged with 1,123 deaths across the country.