COVID-19 in Nigeria Hits Over 59,000 As NCDC Records 103 New Infections

COVID-19 cases in Nigeria hit 59,841 as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on the 8th of October 2020 confirmed 103 new infections.

AllNews reports that to date, over 51,000 patients have been discharged, and 1,113 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.

A total of 545,364 tests have been carried out as of October 8th, 2020.

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According to NCDC;

103 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-39
Rivers-21
FCT-19
Oyo-6
Kaduna-4
Bauchi-3
Ogun-3
Imo-2
Kano-2
Benue-1
Edo-1
Nasarawa-1
Plateau-1

59,841 confirmed
51,551 discharged
1,113 deaths pic.twitter.com/SkpuZCWU2o

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) October 8, 2020

Meanwhile, the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has warned Nigerians against complacency even though the country has been reporting fewer cases of the virus in recent months, stressing that the disease is still deadly. 

“Although Nigeria is no longer in the top five countries by cumulative deaths in Africa, the PTF continues to urge Nigerians to change their attitude of skepticism and nonchalance to the virus,” the Chairman of the PTF, Boss Mustapha, warned during a briefing of the task force on Thursday in Abuja.