The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed one hundred and thirty six (136) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 136 coronavirus cases in the country, 41 were recorded in Lagos, 27 in Ogun, 19 in Rivers, 10 in Abia, 6 in Oyo, 6 in Plateau, 5 in Bauchi, 5 in Ondo, 4 in Ekiti, 4 in Kaduna, 3 in Edo, 2 in Ebonyi, 1 in Bayelsa, 1 in Delta, 1 in Osun and 1 in Yobe.

As of Saturday, September 26th, 2020 there are 58,198 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 49,722 patients have been discharged, with 1,106 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Saturday, September 26th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Saturday, September 26th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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