The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed one hundred and eighteen (118) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 118 coronavirus cases in the country, 51 were recorded in Lagos, 26 in Rivers, 12 in Imo, 8 in Osun, 6 in Plateau, 5 in the FCT, 4 in Kaduna, 3 in Ogun, 2 in Edo and 1 in Niger.

As of Monday, October 19th, 2020 there are 61,558 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 56,697 patients have been discharged, with 1,125 deaths.

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

The NCDC disclosed this on Monday, October 19th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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