COVID-19: Nigeria Records 225 New Cases, Total Now 60,655
According to NCDC, 60655 cases have been confirmed, 52006 cases have been discharged and 1116 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Nigeria recorded 225 new cases of COVID-19 from across 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as the country’s total reached 60,655 on Tuesday night.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this via its twitter handle on October 13, 2020.
The new figure is Nigeria’s highest record of daily infections in the past five weeks.
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NCDC tweeted: "On the 13th of October 2020, 225 new confirmed cases and 1 death were recorded in Nigeria."
"Till date, 60655 cases have been confirmed, 52006 cases have been discharged and 1116 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory."
225 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) October 13, 2020
Lagos-165
FCT-17
Rivers-13
Ogun-12
Niger-8
Delta-4
Ondo-2
Anambra-1
Edo-1
Ekiti-1
Kaduna-1
60,655 confirmed
52,006 discharged
1,116 deaths pic.twitter.com/JOL8s2Ztq3
The 225 new cases are reported from 11 states- Lagos (165), FCT (17), Rivers (13), Ogun (12), Niger ( 8 ), Delta (4), Ondo (2), Anambra (1), Edo (1), Ekiti (1), Kaduna (1).
A multi-sectoral national emergency operations center (EOC), activated at Level 3, continues to coordinate the national response activities.