NCDC reports 120 new cases of COVID-19

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 120 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the country.

The breakdown of the new cases is given below:

120 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Rivers-65
FCT-12
Ogun-9
Katsina-8
Anambra-7
Bauchi-5
Oyo-5
Nasarawa-3
Kaduna-2
Kwara-1
Taraba-1
Imo-1
Delta-1

59,465 confirmed
50,951 discharged
1,113 deaths pic.twitter.com/Dy6aL1FdtP

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) October 5, 2020

The announcement was made late on Monday, in a tweet via the Centre’s official Twitter handle.

This takes the total number of infections in the country to 59, 465.

According to the agency, no death has been recorded for the second consecutive day.