The Nigeria centre for disease control has reported 410 new cases of covid-19 in the country bringing the total number of cases to 49,895.
The agency made this known in its daily tweets saying that Lagos State recorded the highest number of cases with 210.
The FCT reported 45 cases while Ondo reported 30, Plateau state 21 Edo 19, Ogun 16, Oyo 13, Nasarawa 12, Bauchi 11, Enugu 10, Kwara 7, Kaduna 6 Anambra 4, Ebonyi 3, Abia 2, and Rivers 1.
The total number of cases discharged is 37,051 while the deaths recorded from Covid-19 is 981.
410 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-210
FCT-45
Ondo-30
Plateau-21
Edo-19
Ogun-16
Oyo-13
Nasarawa-12
Bauchi-11
Enugu-10
Kwara-7
Kaduna-6
Anambra-4
Ebonyi-3
Abia-2
Rivers-149,895 confirmed
37,051 discharged
981 deaths pic.twitter.com/3wG5WQmEcz— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 18, 2020
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