NCDC announces 160 new cases of coronavirus, total rises to 56,177

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday, September 12th, announced 160 new cases of COVID-19.

According to NCDC, the new cases were spread across 12 states, and the FCT.

The states with the 160 new cases are;

1. FCT-39
2. Plateau-39
3. Lagos-30
4. Kaduna-23
5. Katsina-7
6. Rivers-6
7. Oyo-6
8. Yobe-3
9. Benue-3
10. Bayelsa-1
11. Abia-1
12. Edo-1
13. Ekiti-1

NCDC also announced that as of 11:10 pm on 12th September, there are 56,177 total COVID-19 confirmed cases reported in Nigeria.

44,088 patients have been discharged with 1,078 deaths across the country.