Update on COVID-19 on the 9th of September 2020, shows that 176 new confirmed cases and 3 deaths were recorded in Nigeria.
In view of this, therefore, 55.632 cases of the disease have been confirmed, in the country since the first case was recorded.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, made this known while giving update on the spread of the disease.
NCDC said out of this number, 43,610 cases have been discharged, while 1,070 deaths have also been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
According to the Centre, the 176 new cases were reported from 17 states-
FCT (40), Lagos (34),
Plateau (26), Enugu (14),
Delta (12), Ogun (12),
Ondo (9), Oyo (8),
Ekiti (6), Ebonyi (4),
Adamawa (2), Nasarawa (2),
Kwara(2), Rivers (2),
Edo (1), Osun (1),
and Bauchi (1).