Nigeria has recorded 453 new
cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of COVID-19 infections in the
country to 47,743.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease
Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Wednesday night via Twitter.
Giving a breakdown of the
figures, the health agency said the new cases were recorded in Lagos, the FCT
and 14 other states of the federation.
While Lagos topped the list with
113 cases, the FCT came second with 72 new infections.
Other states with reported cases
are Plateau – 59, Enugu – 55, Kaduna – 38, Ondo – 32,
Osun – 26, Ebonyi – 20, Ogun – 9,
Delta – 8, Borno – 7, Akwa-Ibom – 6, Oyo – 5 with Bauchi, Kano and Ekiti each
having 1 case.
On a positive note, the country
has been able to manage 33,943 people who recovered from the virus and have
been discharged.
Unfortunately, 956 people have
died from COVID-19 in Nigeria.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday453 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 12, 2020
Lagos-113
FCT-72
Plateau-59
Enugu-55
Kaduna-38
Ondo-32
Osun-26
Ebonyi-20
Ogun-9
Delta-8
Borno-7
Akwa Ibom-6
Oyo-5
Bauchi-1
Kano-1
Ekiti-1
47,743 confirmed
33,943 discharged
956 deaths pic.twitter.com/EPmdqvueGt
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