The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 162 new cases of coronavirus in Nigeria, which brings the total number of confirmed cases to 54,905 as of September 5, 2020.
The new cases were recorded in Lagos-53, Gombe-21, Oyo-19, Delta-12, Ondo-11, Plateau-10, Ebonyi-9, FCT-6, Kwara-6, Kaduna-5, Rivers-3, Ogun-2, Anambra-2, Imo-2 and Ekiti-1.
According to the NCDC, out of the 54,905 confirmed cases, 42,922 patients have been discharged, while 1,054 deaths have been recorded.