Nigeria has recorded 457 more cases of the novel
coronavirus, bringing its total infections to 44,890.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this
on Wednesday night via Twitter.
The new infections were recorded Lagos, the Federal Capital
Territory and 19 other states of the federation.
While Lagos topped the list with 137 cases, the FCT came second with 76 fresh infections.
According to the health agency, five other states with high
cases include Plateau – 40, Rivers – 35, Enugu – 34, Oyo – 25 and Abia – 23.
Others include Delta – 12, Edo and Ebonyi – 11, Cross River
and Kwara – 10, Kaduna – 9, Anambra – 7, Ogun – 5, Imo and Bauchi – 3, Osun and
Nasarawa – 2, Kano and Ekiti – 1.
On a positive note, 314 persons have been discharged in the
last 24 hours after recovering from the virus thus bringing the total number of
discharged to 32,165.
Sadly, 17 more deaths have been reported in the past 24
hours thus increasing the number of dead persons to 927.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday457 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 5, 2020
Lagos-137
FCT-76
Plateau-40
Rivers-35
Enugu-34
Oyo-25
Abia-23
Delta-12
Edo-11
Ebonyi-11
Cross River-10
Kwara-10
Kaduna-9
Anambra-7
Ogun-5
Imo-3
Bauchi-3
Osun-2
Nasarawa-2
Kano-1
Ekiti-1
44,890 confirmed
32,165 discharged
927 deaths pic.twitter.com/Nzupdh7X2i
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