Nigeria records 79 new coronavirus cases, lowest in months

Nigeria has recorded 79 new cases of the Coronavirus.

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Sunday, September 13, 2020 making it the lowest figure in several months.

Of the new cases, 30 were recorded in Lagos, 17 in Kaduna, seven in Ogun, five in Anambra, four in Kano, three in Katsina, the FCT and Akwa Ibom, two in Oyo and Rivers and one each in Delta, Plateau and Ondo.

The new cases now bring the number of confirmed infections in the country to 56,256.

44,152 have recovered and been discharged from isolation centers, while 1,082 have died.

There are now more than 870,000 confirmed cases of the Coronavirus across the continent, with South Africa still holding the highest number with over 450,000 cases, followed by Egypt with over 90,000 cases and then Nigeria.

79 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-30
Kaduna-17
Ogun-7
Anambra-5
Kano-4
Katsina-3
FCT-3
Akwa Ibom-3
Oyo-2
Rivers-2
Delta-1
Plateau-1
Ondo-1

56,256 confirmed
44,152 discharged
1,082 deaths pic.twitter.com/8qLG3BrGT3

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 13, 2020