The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed one hundred and thirty one (131) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 131 coronavirus cases in the country, 45 were recorded in Lagos, 17 in Kaduna, 17 in Plateau, 16 in the FCT, 6 in Delta, 6 in Niger, 5 in Kwara, 3 in Oyo, 2 in Akwa Ibom, 2 in Cross River, 2 in Ekiti, 2 in Enugu, 2 in Osun, 2 in Sokoto, 1 in Bauchi, 1 in Ebonyi, 1 in Katsina and 1 in Rivers.

As of Thursday, September 17th, 2020 there are 56,735 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 48,092 patients have been discharged, with 1,093 fatalities.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Thursday, September 17th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Thursday, September 17th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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