160 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Saturday October 3, as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). 

A breakdown of the new cases is as follows; Rivers-42, Lagos-32, Plateau-21, FCT-18, Kaduna-14, Ogun-11, Katsina-10, Kwara-3, Ondo-3, Imo-3, Anambra-1, Abia-1, Oyo-1. 

There are now 59,287 confirmed cases of Coronavirus in the country and 1, 113 deaths have been recorded. 50,718 patients who recovered from the disease have also been discharged.