For the first time in exactly eight weeks, Nigeria’s
COVID-19 daily count of new infections hit a record low with 304 new cases
confirmed on Sunday.
The last time the country recorded less than 310 cases was
on June 7, 2020, when 260 new samples tested positive.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the
new cases for 14 states and the federal capital territory (FCT) on Sunday
night.
Within the past two months, the country’s daily count has
risen to its highest ever with 790 cases confirmed on July 1.
Meanwhile, the figure of new cases has declined steadily
over the past week, moving from 648 on July 27 to less than 350 new cases.
According to the breakdown for August 2, Lagos recorded a
slight increase with 81 new cases compared to its previous figure of 65
infections for Saturday, while the FCT dropped significantly from 130 to 39 new
positive samples.
However, the daily recovery rate was at its lowest in 10
days with 221 people discharged on Sunday, bringing the current total number of
recoveries to 20,308.
Also, with five new deaths, the fatality toll has risen to
888.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday304 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 2, 2020
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-5
43,841 confirmed
20,308 discharged
888 deaths pic.twitter.com/MnLCKkA3N7
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