Nigeria records 138 new COVID-19 cases, total now 53,865

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 138 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of COVID-19 infections to 53,865.

The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Sunday.

“138 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Plateau-55 Lagos-15 Ebonyi-11 Oyo-11 Abia-8 Anambra-7 FCT-7 Rivers-7 Kaduna-6 Ondo-5 Kwara-3 Bauchi-1 Benue-1 Edo-1.

138 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Plateau-55

Lagos-15

Ebonyi-11

Oyo-11

Abia-8

Anambra-7

FCT-7

Rivers-7

Kaduna-6

Ondo-5

Kwara-3

Bauchi-1

Benue-1

Edo-1

53,865 confirmed

41,513 discharged

1,013 deaths

138 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Plateau-55
Lagos-15
Ebonyi-11
Oyo-11
Abia-8
Anambra-7
FCT-7
Rivers-7
Kaduna-6
Ondo-5
Kwara-3
Bauchi-1
Benue-1
Edo-1

53,865 confirmed
41,513 discharged
1,013 deaths pic.twitter.com/HfTvUqmYXc

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 30, 2020

Following the fall in the cases, Lagos State said tertiary institutions will reopen on Sept 14 as part of strategies to gradually ease the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The state Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Saturday during the 17th Update on the Management of the Coronavirus Pandemic in Lagos State.

He said that the decision to re-open schools was carefully thought through, in view of the decline in the number of positive cases and the progress recorded in response.

Sanwo-Olu, however urged the management of the schools to ensure adherence to the safety guidelines.