Nigeria records 103 new cases of COVID-19, total now 59,841

As Nigeria continues its fight against COVID-19, 103 new cases of the deadly virus have been recorded in 12 states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

This was disclosed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) via its official Twitter handle on Thursday night.

The centre, NCDC revealed that the total number of cases so far in Nigeria is now 59,841.

The NCDC further revealed that 1,113 people have died from the virus, with 51,551 patients discharged.

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See the breakdown of new COVID-19 cases state by state on Thursday night:

Lagos-39 Rivers-21 FCT-19 Oyo-6 Kaduna-4 Bauchi-3 Ogun-3 Imo-2 Kano-2 Benue-1 Edo-1 Nasarawa-1 Plateau-1

103 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-39
Rivers-21
FCT-19
Oyo-6
Kaduna-4
Bauchi-3
Ogun-3
Imo-2
Kano-2
Benue-1
Edo-1
Nasarawa-1
Plateau-1

59,841 confirmed
51,551 discharged
1,113 deaths pic.twitter.com/SkpuZCWU2o

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) October 8, 2020