NCDC announces 131 new cases of coronavirus, total rises to 56,735

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday, September 17th, announced 131 new cases of COVID-19.

According to NCDC, the new cases were spread across 17 states, and the FCT.

The states with the 131 new cases are;

1. Lagos-45
2. Kaduna-17
3. Plateau-17
4. FCT-16
5. Delta-6
6. Niger-6
7. Kwara-5
8. Oyo-3
9. Akwa Ibom-2
10. Cross River-2
11. Ekiti-2
12. Enugu-2
13. Osun-2
14. Sokoto-2
15. Bauchi-1
16. Ebonyi-1
17. Katsina-1
18. Rivers-1

NCDC also announced that as of 11:30 pm on 17th September, there are 56,735 total COVID-19 confirmed cases reported in Nigeria.

48,092 patients have been discharged with 1,093 deaths across the country.