Coronavirus in Nigeria update: 329 new cases of coronavirus confirmed

Nigeria has recorded an additional 329 coronavirus cases according to the latest data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The NCDC made the revelation during its nightly update on coronavirus in Nigeria via its Twitter handle on the 14th of August.

According to the Centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 48,445 confirmed The centre also stated that 35,998 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 973 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. This means that the active number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigerians as of the night of Friday, 14th of August was 11, 474.

Taking to it’s Instagram page, NCDC tweets: “329 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

“Lagos-113, Kaduna-49, FCT-33, Plateau-24, Kano-16, Edo-15, Ogun-14, Delta-13, Osun-10, Oyo-8, Ekiti-6, Bayelsa-6, Akwa Ibom-5,Borno-4, Enugu-4, Ebonyi-3, Rivers-2, Bauchi-1, Nasarawa-1 Gombe-1, Niger-1

“48,445 confirmed,  35,998 discharged, 973 deaths“.

329 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-113
Kaduna-49
FCT-33
Plateau-24
Kano-16
Edo-15
Ogun-14
Delta-13
Osun-10
Oyo-8
Ekiti-6
Bayelsa-6
Akwa Ibom-5
Borno-4
Enugu-4
Ebonyi-3
Rivers-2
Bauchi-1
Nasarawa-1
Gombe-1
Niger-1

48,445 confirmed
35,998 discharged
973 deaths pic.twitter.com/LRMcOUlgZA

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 14, 2020

Our discharges today include 1,325 community recoveries over the last two weeks reported from Lagos State in line with new case management guidelines.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/sFzJnh7niv

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 14, 2020