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COVID-19: 138 Discharged As NCDC Confirms 97 New Cases, 3 Deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Sunday 20, 2020, announced that the country has confirmed 97 new cases.

The new daily count of the infection is the second time the country recorded below 100 cases last week.

The agency made the announcement in its daily update of positive samples test across the country.

According to the breakdown, Lagos recorded the most cases with 46 new positive samples, followed by Kwara with 12 and Rivers with 11, while FCT had the least figure with one new case.

Three new deaths were recorded, increasing the fatality toll to 1,098, while 138 patients were discharged, and the recovery count rose to 48,569.

Out of 57,242 cases now confirmed in the country, 7,575 are still active cases.

 

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