May 15, 2026

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

By Saddam Yusuf Saleh

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.

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