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Nigeria records 90 new cases of COVID-19, five more deaths

By Uchechi Ojo September 16, 2020405 views

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Tuesday September 15 2020, announced that the country recorded 90 new cases of the novel coronavirus.

The health agency, in a late-night tweet also revealed that five new deaths were reported across the country as a result of the virus, within the last 24 hours.

According to the NCDC, the 90 new cases were reported from eight states, and Lagos with 33 new infections lead the pack.

Other states with new cases include Plateau -27, Kaduna -17, Ogun -6, FCT -4, Anambra, Ekiti and Nasarawa with 1 case each.

The new figures put the country’s total caseload at 56,478, with 44,430 cases discharged and 1,088 deaths.

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