Nigeria has recorded 304 more cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing its total infections to 44,433.
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this on Tuesday night via Twitter.
The new cases were reported in Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory and 17 other states of the federation.
While the FCT topped the list with 90 infections, Lagos reported 59 cases.
Other states with new cases include Ondo – 39, Taraba – 18, Rivers – 17, Borno – 15, Adamawa – 12, Oyo – 11 and Delta – 9, Edo – 6, Bauchi, Kwara, Ogun -4, Osun- 4,Bayelsa-3, Plateau-3 and Niger – 3 , Nasarawa – 2 and Kano – 1.
Meanwhile, a total of 31,851 people have been discharged after recovering from the dreaded disease.
While noting that many of the severe cases and deaths are people over 50years, The agency stressed that for Nigerians to stay safe as the most vulnerable are the elderly and those with pre-existing medical conditions .
A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/w7oUtBm6uC
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 4, 2020
