COVID-19 daily update: Plateau leads, followed by Kaduna, Lagos as Nigeria records 298 new cases

Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 298 new cases of COVID19 with one death in the country.

The health centre announced this in a tweet on Sunday night.

It said till date, 49068 cases have been confirmed, out of 350,589 sample tests conducted.

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According to the tweet, the 298 new cases reported from 16 states including the FCT are 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) and 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

Solacebase reports that 36497 cases have been discharged and 975 deaths recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.