NCDC shares nightly updates on the state of COVID-19, which is caused by the Coronavirus. According to the latest update, which was shared on NCDC’s verified Twitter account, Nigeria has recorded an additional 373 new cases.
In addition to this, the total number of Coronavirus cases in Nigeria has surpassed 48 thousand cases and now sits at 48,116.
A total of 34,309 people have been discharged so far while 966 people have unfortunately succumbed to the virus.
Lagos State recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases at 69 cases while Osun, Kaduna, Oyo and Abuja States followed with 41, 40, 40, and 35 cases respectively.
The report states: “373 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
“Lagos-69 Osun-41 Kaduna-40 Oyo-40 FCT-35 Plateau-22 Rivers-19 Kano-17 Ondo-17 Ogun-15 Abia-14 Gombe-12 Imo-9 Enugu-7 Kwara-6 Delta-5 Niger-2 Borno-1 Bauchi-1 Nasarawa-1
“48,116 confirmed 34,309 discharged 966 deaths”
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/rh7eUJyBtl
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 13, 2020
We’ve been reporting sub 500 cases for about two weeks now. Kinda encouraging compared to what we used to have. Still, high though.