The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed one hundred and fifty one (151) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 151 coronavirus cases in the country, 71 were recorded in Lagos, 26 in Ogun, 17 in Kaduna, 10 in Osun, 8 in Oyo, 6 in FCT, 6 in Rivers, 5 in Plateau, 1 in Akwa Ibom and 1 in Ekiti.

As of Friday, October 9th, 2020 there are 59,992 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 51,614 patients have been discharged, with 1,113 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Friday, October 9th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Friday, October 9th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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