NCDC Records 453 New Cases of Coronavirus

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-1

47,743 confirmed
33,943 discharged
956 deaths pic.twitter.com/EPmdqvueGt

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 12, 2020

Source: VON