Coronavirus in Nigeria update: 423 new cases of coronavirus cases confirmed

Nigeria has recorded an additional 423 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 11th of August.

According to the Centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 47,290 confirmed The centre also stated that 33,609 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 956 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 Tuesday, 11th of August was 12,725

Taking to it’s Instagram page, NCDC tweets: “423 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-117, FCT-40, Ondo-35, Rivers-28, Osun-24, Benue-21, Abia-19.Ogun-19, Ebonyi-18, Delta-17, Kwara-17, Kaduna-15, Anambra-14, Ekiti-11, Kano-9. Imo-6, Gombe-4, Oyo-3, Taraba-3, Bauchi-1, Edo-1, Nasarawa-1

47,290 confirmed, 33,609 discharged, 956 deaths”

423 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-117
FCT-40
Ondo-35
Rivers-28
Osun-24
Benue-21
Abia-19
Ogun-19
Ebonyi-18
Delta-17
Kwara-17
Kaduna-15
Anambra-14
Ekiti-11
Kano-9
Imo-6
Gombe-4
Oyo-3
Taraba-3
Bauchi-1
Edo-1
Nasarawa-1

47,290 confirmed
33,609 discharged
956 deaths pic.twitter.com/Egb3RB9pbk

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 11, 2020

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/ZTT4VASirZ

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 11, 2020