The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has recorded 159 new COVID-19 cases in the country, with zero death.
The health agency, in their update on Tuesday 19th October 2021, stated on their official social media handle, that the 159 new cases were cases reported and confirmed on Tuesday.
The new confirmed cases on Tuesday, now put the total cases confirmed so far in the country at 209,546. And the total number of discharged cases is put at 197,546 with 2,838 as the number of deaths recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory so far.
The health agency also stated that the 159 new COVID-19 cases were reported from 12 states. The distribution from these states as reported by NCDC on Tuesday, shows the following:
FCT (71),
Lagos (20),
Imo (17),
Rivers (15),
Cross River (9),
Kano (7),
Ondo (7),
Plateau (4),
Ekiti (3),
Niger (3),
Delta (2), and
Bauchi (1)