453 new cases of the Coronavirus disease have been confirmed in Nigeria.
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, announced the new numbers late on Wednesday on its Twitter Handle, @NCDCgov.
Lagos state topped the chart with 113 new cases, followed by the FCT with 72, Plateau 59, Enugu-55, Kaduna-38, Ondo-32, Osun-26, Ebonyi-20, Ogun-9.
Others are; Delta-8, Borno-7, Akwa Ibom-6, Oyo-5, Bauchi-1, Kano-1, and Ekiti-1.
This brings the total number of infections recorded in the country to 47,743.
There have been 33,943 recorded recoveries and 956 deaths.
453 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;
Lagos-113
FCT-72
Plateau-59
Enugu-55
Kaduna-38
Ondo-32
Osun-26
Ebonyi-20
Ogun-9
Delta-8
Borno-7
Akwa Ibom-6
Oyo-5
Bauchi-1
Kano-1
Ekiti-147,743 confirmed
33,943 discharged
956 deaths pic.twitter.com/EPmdqvueGt— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 12, 2020
Source: VON
