Coronavirus: 195 new cases in Nigeria and 7,663 active as India reports 86,961 in 1 day

NEW CASES

India: 86, 961
US 39, 407
Spain: 31, 428
Chile: 31,194
France: 29, 237
Brazil: 16, 389

Admin l Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 195 new cases of Coronavirus, bringing all time cases in the country to 57,437.

But out of the 57,437 confirmed cases, 48,674 patients have been discharged, while 1,100 others could not make it alive, leaving Nigeria with 7,663 active cases of Coronavirus.

Breakdown of the new cases is as follows, Enugu-51, Gombe-40, Lagos-39, Plateau-23, FCT-15, Rivers-12, Kaduna-8, Ondo-3, Bauchi-2, Edo-1 and Ogun-1, making 195 new cases of Coronavirus.

“NCDC@NCDCgov195 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Enugu-51, Gombe-40, Lagos-39, Plateau-23, FCT-15, Rivers-12, Kaduna-8, Ondo-3, Bauchi-2, Edo-1 and Ogun-1; 57,437 confirmed 48,674 discharged 1,100 deaths ”, the NCDC said in a statement.

Meanwhile, cases of Coronavirus has crossed 31 million globally. According to the Centre for Systems Science and Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, there are specifically 31, 181, 782 confirmed cases, 962, 232 deaths, while 21, 299,110 others have been able to survive the virus.

The United States however remains worst hit by the virus, reporting 6, 831, 222 all time cases, 199,766 patients have passed on, while 2, 590, 695 others are now in good health, leaving the U.S with 4, 040, 761 cases of the virus to manage(39, 407 new cases), followed by India, which has documented 5, 487, 580 cases of the virus over time, 87, 882 others have been killed by the virus, while 4, 396, 399 have recovered, leaving India with 1, 003, 299 cases of the virus(86, 961 new cases), followed by Brazil with 4, 544, 629 all time cases of the virus, 136, 895 lives have been lost, no thanks to the virus, while 3, 963, 446 others have been given clean bill of health, leaving Brazil with 444, 288 patients to assist to point of recovery(16, 389 new cases).

Russia, now the 4^th country worst hit by the virus has reported 1, 105, 048 all time cases of Coronavirus, 19, 420 patients are already dead, while 909, 026 others are now hale and hearty, leaving Russia with 176, 602 active cases of Coronavirus, followed by Peru with 768, 895 cases of the virus, 31, 369 patients have died, while 607, 837 others have been assisted to recovery, leaving Peru with 129, 689 patients to treat for Coronavirus(6,030 new cases) and Colombia with 765, 076 all time cases, 24, 208 deaths and 633,199 recoveries, leaving Colombia with 107, 669 active cases of the virus(6,678 new cases).

Mexico currently stands as the 7^th nation worst hit by the virus, reporting 697, 663 confirmed cases, 73, 493 deaths while 590, 459 others have recovered, leaving Mexico with 33, 711 patients to treat for the virus(3, 542 new cases), followed by Spain with 671, 468 confirmed cases, 30, 663 patients are no more, while about 150, 376 patients have been discharged, leaving Spain with about 490, 429 patients to assist to recovery(31, 428 new cases) and then South Africa with 661, 936 all time cases, 15, 992 deaths and 591, 208 recoveries, leaving South Africa with 54, 736 active cases of Coronavirus(725 new cases).

Argentina is the 10^th nation worst hit by the virus, documenting 631, 365 confirmed cases, 13, 053 patients have been killed by the ailment, while 488, 231 others have been given clean bill of health, leaving Argentina with 130, 081 patients in need of medical attention to get back on their feet(8, 431 new cases), followed by France, which has reported 496, 851 cases over time, 31, 346 patients already dead, while 94, 289 patients have been discharged, leaving France with 371, 216 active cases of Coronavirus(29, 237 new cases) and Chile with 477, 468 cases over time, 12, 298 deaths and 421, 111 recoveries, leaving Chile with 44, 059 patients down with the virus in need of medical help(31,194 cases in the last 24 hours).

Iran remains the 13^th nation worst hit by the Coronavirus pandemic with 425, 481 confirmed cases, 24, 478 patients have died while 361, 523 others are now healthy, leaving Iran with 39, 480 cases of the virus to manage to the point of recovery(3, 341 new cases) and the United Kingdom, which has suffered the highest casualty in Europe. The U.K has reported 401,122 cases over time, 41, 877 patients have been killed by the virus, while only 2, 228 patients have been assisted to recovery, leaving the U.K with 357, 017 active cases of the virus(4, 377 cases in the last 24 hours), followed by Italy, now the 20^th country worst hit by the virus with 299, 506 cases over time, 35, 724 patients have passed on, while 218, 703 others have been discharged, leaving Italy with 45, 079 patients to treat for the virus(1, 350 new cases).

China, where the virus was first reported has been pushed to the 40^th nation worst hit, with 90, 376 all time cases, 4, 737 patients are no more while 85, 248 others have overcome the ailment, leaving China with 391 active cases of Coronavirus.