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125 Discharged As NCDC Confirms 160 Fresh Cases In 12 States
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday disclosed that the country has recorded 160 new cases in 12 states and the federal capital territory (FCT).
The agency made the disclosure in its update for October 3, 2020.
The agency also announced that 125 people were discharged, which brings the recovery count to 50,718
Giving a breakdown of the positive samples across the country, NCDC said 42 new cases are in Rivers, Lagos recorded the second highest figure with 32 cases, followed by Plateau with 21.
Anambra, Abia and Oyo had the least cases for Saturday with one infection each..
Meanwhile, one fatality was recorded after a patient died from COVID-19 complication, bringing the death toll to 1,113
The single on Saturday came on the heels of two day break from COVID-19 death.
With more than 530,000 samples now tested over the past seven months, out of a total of 59,287 COVID-19 infections confirmed across the country, 7,456 are still active cases.
However, Lagos, the epicenter of COVID-19 outbreak, still has the highest number of active cases in the country with 4,181 patients, followed by Oyo with 798, Plateau with 767, FCT with 683, and Rivers with 124.
Kogi and Anambra are currently the only states with no active case of the coronavirus.
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNf5Q61#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/Y7fT2f1uvU
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) October 3, 2020
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