354 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Nigeria

 

354 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Nigeria on Thursday, August 6.

A breakdown from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) indicates that the FCT had the highest number of fresh cases – 78,  and is followed by Lagos with 76.

 

Other states with confirmed cases of COVID-19 include Kaduna-23, Ebonyi–19; Oyo–18;  Nasarawa–17;  Rivers–17; Delta-6; Kwara–15; Akwa Ibom–13; Edo–12, Ogun-2, Plateau–11; Kano–9; Bauchi–6 ; Borno–6 and Ekiti  -6.

 

Nigeria now has 45,244 confirmed cases of the viral disease. 32,430 patients have been discharged so far with 930 deaths recorded.

 

354 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

FCT-78
Lagos-76
Kaduna-23
Ebonyi-19
Oyo-18
Nasarawa-17
Rivers-17
Delta-16
Kwara-15
Akwa Ibom-13
Edo-12
Ogun-12
Plateau-11
Kano-9
Bauchi-6
Borno-6
Ekiti-6

45,244 confirmed
32,430 discharged
930 deaths pic.twitter.com/CEtNUyiHpC

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 6, 2020

Below are the total breakdown of the number of COVID-19 cases per state and FCT: