Breaking: Nigeria Confirms 290 New COVID-19 Cases As Total Infection Hits 46,867
Nigeria has confirmed 290 new cases of COVID-19 with the number of recovered persons now 33,346 on Monday.
The new cases were confirmed in 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), taking the number of infected people in the nation to 46,867.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed the latest COVID-19 update in a tweet on its official handle.
The NCDC latest update indicates that Lagos reported the highest cases for the day – 82 – and is followed by Plateau – 82 infections.
Other states with fresh cases are Oyo – 19, FCT – 18; Edo – 16; Kaduna – 15; Enugu -9; Ogun – 9; Kano -8; Kwara – 8; Cross River -5; Ondo – 5; Rivers -5; Ekiti -4; Imo – 3 and Borno – 2.
The NCDC data further revealed that the disease has so far claimed 950 lives.
290 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-82
Plateau-82
Oyo-19
FCT-18
Edo-16
Kaduna-15
Enugu-9
Ogun-9
Kano-8
Kwara-8
Cross River-5
Ondo-5
Rivers-5
Ekiti-4
Imo-3
Borno-246,867 confirmed
33,346 discharged
950 deaths pic.twitter.com/d5sjk0gRls— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 10, 2020
