Nigeria Counts 298 New Covid-19 Cases

At least some 298 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Nigeria, pushing the tally to 49,068 as of Sunday, August 16, 2020.

This is according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

In a tweet late on Sunday night August 16, NCDC reported that at least
36,497 patients have been discharged.

Unfortunately, it said the country’s coronavirus related deaths have risen to 975.

Breakdown of new cases

Plateau-108
Kaduna-49
Lagos-47
Ogun-18
Osun-17
FCT-15
Ondo-14
Edo-8
Oyo-6
Akwa Ibom-4
Cross River-4
Borno-3
Ekiti-2
Bauchi-1
Kano-1
Rivers-1

298 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Plateau-108
Kaduna-49
Lagos-47
Ogun-18
Osun-17
FCT-15
Ondo-14
Edo-8
Oyo-6
Akwa Ibom-4
Cross River-4
Borno-3
Ekiti-2
Bauchi-1
Kano-1
Rivers-1

49,068 confirmed
36,497 discharged
975 deaths pic.twitter.com/aIPEWeoFqG

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 16, 2020

By Melvin Tarlue