Coronavirus in Nigeria update: 288 new cases confirmed in Nigeria

Nigeria has recorded an additional 288 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 3rd of August.

According to the centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 44,129 confirmed The centre also stated that 20,663 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 896 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 Monday, 3rd of August was 22,570

Taking to it’s Instagram page, NCDC tweets: “288 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria:

“Lagos-88, Kwara-33, Osun-27,  FCT-25,Enugu-25, Abia-20, Kaduna-17, Plateau-13, Rivers-13, Delta-10, Gombe-8, Ogun-4, Oyo-3, Katsina-1, Bauchi-1

“44,129 confirmed, 20,663 discharged,896 death”

288 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-88
Kwara-33
Osun-27
FCT-25
Enugu-25
Abia-20
Kaduna-17
Plateau-13
Rivers-13
Delta-10
Gombe-8
Ogun-4
Oyo-3
Katsina-1
Bauchi-1

44,129 confirmed
20,663 discharged
896 deaths pic.twitter.com/NbSo7H63Lx

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 3, 2020

@followlasg has reported the recovery of 10,946 #COVID19 patients in the community whom were being managed at home.

Read ‘Interim Guidelines for Home Care of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases’:https://t.co/J9gaOWg0BL

For a breakdown of cases by state: https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet pic.twitter.com/f21t1VD732

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 3, 2020