The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control,NCDC has confirmed 593 more COVID19 cases in the country even as the total number of confirmed cases has surpassed the 50,000 mark.
In its latest update on the disease, the NCDC puts the total number of confirmed cases at 50,488.
The cases were recorded from 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Of the new cases reported, Plateau took the lead with 186 more infections followed by Lagos with 172 new cases while the FCT recorded 62 new cases.
Others are Oyo – 27, Delta – 25, Rivers – 20, Ondo – 19, Edo – 18, Kaduna – 17, Enugu – 12, Akwa Ibom – 10, Ogun – 7, Abia – 6, Gombe – 6, Kano – 3, and Osun – 3.
Latest data from the nation’s health agency indicates that 470 more people have been successfully treated and discharged from various isolation centres in the country.
As at Wednesday night,the country’s recovery figure stands at 37,304 and the death at 985 so far.
593 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Plateau-186
Lagos-172
FCT-62
Oyo-27
Delta-25
Rivers-20
Ondo-19
Edo-18
Kaduna-17
Enugu-12
Akwa Ibom-10
Ogun-7
Abia-6
Gombe-6
Kano-3
Osun-350,488 confirmed
37,304 discharged
985 deaths pic.twitter.com/GNVBb96U0E— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 19, 2020
