May 14, 2026

NCDC announces 143 new cases of coronavirus, total rises to 54,008

By Saddam Yusuf Saleh

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday, August 31st, announced 143 new cases of COVID-19.

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

The states with the 143 new cases are;

  1. Plateau-35
  2. Kaduna-21
  3. Lagos-19
  4. FCT-13
  5. Ebonyi-9
  6. Adamawa-7
  7. Enugu-7
  8. Katsina-7
  9. Edo-6
  10. Kwara-5
  11. Osun-3
  12. Anambra-2
  13. Kano-2
  14. Niger-2
  15. Ogun-2
  16. Benue-1
  17. Borno-1
  18. Sokoto-1

NCDC also announced that as of 11:30 pm on 31st August, there are 54,008 total COVID-19 confirmed cases reported in Nigeria.

41,638 patients have been discharged with 1,013 deaths across the country.

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