Nigeria has recorded 156 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total of confirmed cases to 54,743.
The new cases were reported in 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 and Niger-1.
According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), as of September 4 2020, out of the 54,743 confirmed cases, 42,816 patients have been discharged, while 1,051 deaths have been recorded.