Breaking: Nigeria Records 304 New COVID-19 Cases
Nigeria on Sunday confirmed 304 fresh cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 43,841 just as Africa’s infections near 1 million.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced that the new cases were found in 14 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Other states with new cases include FCT -39; Abia – 31; Kaduna -24; Rivers – 23; Plateau – 16; Cross River -13; Ebonyi – 12 and Ondo -12.
Ekiti -11; Edo – 11; Benue – 10; Nasarawa – 10; Ogun – 6 and Gombe – 5, complete the country’s latest infections from the pandemic.
Of the number of infected persons, 20,308 have been discharged with 888 deaths, however, confirmed from the disease.
304 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-81
FCT-39
Abia-31
Kaduna-24
Rivers-23
Plateau-16
Cross River-13
Ebonyi-12
Ondo-12
Ekiti-11
Edo-11
Benue-10
Nasarawa-10
Ogun-6
Gombe-543,841 confirmed
20,308 discharged
888 deaths pic.twitter.com/MnLCKkA3N7— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 2, 2020