Nigeria Records 162 New Cases of Coronavirus

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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has revealed that Nigeria now has recorded 162 new cases of Coronavirus which makes 62,853 confirmed cases.

On the 31st of October 2020, 162 new confirmed cases were recorded in Nigeria, having carried out a total daily test of 3,008 samples across the country.

To date, 62,853 cases have been confirmed, 58,675 cases have been discharged and 1,144 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. A total of 625,510 tests have been carried out as of October 31st, 2020 compared to 620,758 tests a day earlier.

COVID-19 Case Updates- 31st October 2020,
Total Number of Cases – 62,853
Total Number Discharged – 58,675
Total Deaths – 1,144
Total Tests Carried out – 625,510

According to the NCDC, the 162 new cases were reported from 14 states- Gombe (54), FCT (35), Lagos (26), Ogun (12), Plateau (10), Rivers (10), Kaduna (4), Ekiti (3), Edo (2), Osun (2), Bayelsa (1), Imo (1), Ondo (1), Oyo (1).

Meanwhile, the latest numbers bring Lagos state total confirmed cases to 21,238, followed by Abuja (6,088), Plateau (3,640), Oyo (3,448), Rivers (2,820), Edo (2,666), Kaduna (2,652), Ogun (2,043), Delta (1,814), Kano (1,747), Ondo (1,667), Enugu (1,314), Kwara (1,069), Ebonyi (1,049), Katsina (952), Gombe (937). Osun (928), Abia (898), Borno (745), and Bauchi (713).