Nigeria Confirms 340 New COVID-19 Cases As Total Hit 51,304

Nigeria Confirms 340 New COVID-19 Cases As Total Hit 51,304

Nigeria has recorded 340 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 51,304.

This is according to a late-night tweet on Friday by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The health agency added that the death toll now stands at 996 while 37,885 persons have recovered from the virus.

Of the new cases, Kaduna reported the highest among the states with 63, while the FCT ranked second with 51.

Other regions with new cases include Plateau-38, Lagos-33, Delta-25, Gombe-21, Adamawa-21, Edo-20, Katsina-17, Akwa Ibom-11, Ekiti-10, Rivers-9, Ondo-5, Ebonyi-4, Cross River-3, Ogun-3, Sokoto-2, Imo-2, and Nasarawa-2.

340 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Kaduna-63
FCT-51
Plateau-38
Lagos-33
Delta-25
Gombe-21
Adamawa-21
Edo-20
Katsina-17
Akwa Ibom-11
Ekiti-10
Rivers-9
Ondo-5
Ebonyi-4
Cross River-3
Ogun-3
Sokoto-2
Imo-2
Nasarawa-2

51,304 confirmed
37,885 discharged
996 deaths pic.twitter.com/coHVPh8vPS

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 21, 2020