Nigeria COVID-19 cases hit 54743 with 156 new cases confirmed on Friday, September 4, 2020. Three deaths were also confirmed same day.
Till date, 54743 cases have been confirmed, 42816 cases have been discharged and 1051 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
Plateau State which had taken the lead all through the week dipped on Friday as Lagos shot back to the top with 36 new cases.
The 156 new cases according to the NCDC highlight are reported from 17 states- Lagos (36), FCT (35), Oyo (29), Kaduna (10), Abia (9), Osun (5), Ogun (5), Enugu (5), Rivers (4), Nasarawa (3), Ekiti (3), Imo (3), Edo (2), Kwara (2), Katsina (2), Plateau (2), Niger (1).
