Nigeria Records 216 New COVID-19 Cases
Nigeria on Wednesday recorded 216 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as announced by the Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
In a late-night tweet on NCDC disclosed that the new infections were recorded in 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Of the new cases, Plateau has the highest number – 59, followed by Rivers, Abia, and Lagos which have 27, 22, and 20 more infections respectively.
Others are Oyo – 18, Enugu – 17, Kaduna – 11, FCT – 11, Ogun – 10, Ebonyi – 4, Osun – 4, Ekiti – 4, Delta – 3, Edo – 3, Akwa Ibom – 2, and Bauchi – 1.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country since Nigeria reported its first infection in February to 54,463.
Similarly, those who have lost the battle to COVID-19 in Nigeria increased by four, raising the death toll to 1,027.
216 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Plateau-59
Rivers-27
Abia-22
Lagos-20
Oyo-18
Enugu-17
Kaduna-11
FCT-11
Ogun-10
Ebonyi-4
Osun-4
Ekiti-4
Delta-3
Edo-3
Akwa Ibom-2
Bauchi-154,463 confirmed
42,439 discharged
1,027 deaths pic.twitter.com/vUSBtDjZWA— NCDC (@NCDCgov) September 2, 2020
