The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed two hundred and twenty five (225) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 225 coronavirus cases in the country, 165 were recorded in Lagos, 17 in the FCT, 13 in Rivers, 12 in Ogun, 8 in Niger, 4 in Delta, 2 in Ondo, 1 in Anambra, 1 in Edo, 1 in Ekiti and 1 in Kaduna.

As of Tuesday, October 13th, 2020 there are 60,655 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 52,006 patients have been discharged, with 1,116 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Tuesday, October 13th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Tuesday, October 13th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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