Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 118 new cases of the coronavirus infection, 87 recoveries and zero death in the country.
The announcement was made via the agency’s official twitter handle on Monday night, October 19.
118 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-51
Rivers-26
Imo-12
Osun-8
Plateau-6
FCT-5
Kaduna-4
Ogun-3
Edo-2
Niger-161,558 confirmed
56,697 discharged
1,125 deaths pic.twitter.com/1ASkJHzg8G— NCDC (@NCDCgov) October 19, 2020
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/sSXbZyaDXr
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) October 19, 2020
On Sunday night, Nigeria recorded 61,440 coronavirus cases, 56,611 discharged and 1,125 deaths.
With the newly recorded infections, there are now 61,558 total cases, 56,697 discharged and 1,125 fatalities across the country.
Meanwhile, NCDC has announced that COVID-19 situation report, which used to be announced daily, will now be on weekly basis.
The situation report for week 42 has been published on our website, featuring: epidemic curves, testing analysis, fatality trends, demographic analysis and response activities.
Our #COVID19Nigeria situation report is now WEEKLY.
The situation report for week 42 has been published on our website, featuring:
✅Epidemic curves
✅Testing analysis
✅Fatality trends
✅Demographic analysis
✅Response activitiesDownload via:https://t.co/sK3Z4ItBmT pic.twitter.com/y3wMitRUhL
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) October 19, 2020
