NCDC announces 162 new cases of coronavirus, total rises to 54,905

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday, September 5th, announced 162 new cases of COVID-19.

According to NCDC, the new cases were spread across 14 states, and the FCT.

The states with the 162 new cases are;

1. Lagos-53
2. Gombe-21
3. Oyo-19
4. Delta-12
5. Ondo-11
6. Plateau-10
7. Ebonyi-9
8. FCT-6
9. Kwara-6
10. Kaduna-5
11. Rivers-3
12. Ogun-2
13. Anambra-2
14. Imo-2
15. Ekiti-1

NCDC also announced that as of 11:30 pm on 5th September, there are 54,905 total COVID-19 confirmed cases reported in Nigeria.

42,922 patients have been discharged with 1,054 deaths across the country.