Total COVID-19 cases in Nigeria have now risen to 51,304 due to the additional 340 cases detected on Friday and reported by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The new cases were found in 19 states of the country including the FCT – Abuja.
So far, 37,885 victims have been discharged having tested negative to the virus, while 996 lives has been lost so far to the pandemic.
340 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 21, 2020
Kaduna-63
FCT-51
Plateau-38
Lagos-33
Delta-25
Gombe-21
Adamawa-21
Edo-20
Katsina-17
Akwa Ibom-11
Ekiti-10
Rivers-9
Ondo-5
Ebonyi-4
Cross River-3
Ogun-3
Sokoto-2
Imo-2
Nasarawa-2
51,304 confirmed
37,885 discharged
996 deaths pic.twitter.com/coHVPh8vPS