The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it has confirmed one hundred and thirty six (136) new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Nigeria.

Of the newly-confirmed 136 coronavirus cases in the country, 71 were recorded in Lagos, 23 in Rivers, 12 in Plateau, 6 in Adamawa, 6 in Oyo, 5 in Kaduna, 3 in Abia, 3 in the FCT, 2 in Katsina, 2 in Kwara, 1 in Bauchi, 1 in Borno and 1 in Edo.

As of Monday, September 28th, 2020 there are 58,460 confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria. 49,895 patients have been discharged, with 1,111 deaths.

A breakdown of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Nigeria by state plus the FCT, as of Monday, September 28th, 2020:

The NCDC disclosed this on Monday, September 28th, 2020 via its official Twitter handle, @NCDCgov.

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