The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed two hundred and twenty one(221) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 221 coronavirus cases in the country, 59 were recordedin Lagos, 46 in Abia, 22 in the FCT, 20 in Gombe, 17 in Plateau, 11 in Rivers, 7 in Bauchi, 6 in Benue, 6 in Ekiti, 6 in Imo, 4 in Kaduna, 4 in Kwara, 4 in Ondo, 3 in Ogun, 3 in Osun, 1 in Bayelsa, 1 in Edo and 1 in Kano.

As of Friday, September 18th, 2020 there are 56,956 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 48,305 patients have been discharged, with 1,094 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Friday, September 18th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Friday, September 18th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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