The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 476 fresh cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria.
HSENations reports that NCDC disclosed the new update via an official Twitter handle on Thursday night.
According to NCDC’s tweet, of the 476 fresh infections, Lagos recorded- 235, FCT -44, Kaduna -41, Borno -33, Plateau -28, Abia -13, Edo -13, Rivers -12, Imo -11, Oyo -10, Kano -9, Kwara -7, Enugu -5, Katsina -5, Gombe 4-, Ogun -4, Nasarawa -1, Zamfara -1.
476 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-235
FCT-44
Kaduna-41
Borno-33
Plateau-28
Abia-13
Edo-13
Rivers-12
Imo-11
Oyo-10
Kano-9
Kwara-7
Enugu-5
Katsina-5
Gombe-4
Ogun-4
Nasarawa-1
Zamfara-150,964 confirmed
37,569 discharged
992 deaths pic.twitter.com/2crpzyzHoO— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 20, 2020
Meanwhile, HSENations reports that to date, 50,964 cases have been confirmed, 37,569 cases have been discharged and 992 deaths have been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
As at the time of filing this report, more than 22.5 million cases of COVID‑19 have been reported in more than 188 countries and territories, resulting in more than 790,000 deaths; more than 14.4 million people have recovered.
