BREAKING: Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Hit Over 45,000

The Nigeria Centers for Disease Control, NCDC, as at 1150 pm, on Thursday 6th August, confirmed 345 new cases in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to 45 244

According to NCDC, 32430 persons have recovered while 930 deaths have been recorded across the country.

FCT had the highest number of cases with 78 new cases and Lagos recorded 76 new infections.

Other states are; “Kaduna – 23, Ebonyi – 19, Oyo – 18, Nasarawa – 17, Rivers – 17, Delta – 16, Kwara – 15, Akwa Ibom – 13, Edo – 12, Ogun – 12, Plateau – 11, Kano – 9, Bauchi – 6, Borno – 6, Ekiti – 6.

See below the breakdown of states with confirmed cases of COVID-19; including active patients, discharged patients, and deaths recorded in Nigeria.

Confirmed Cases by State

States Affected	No. of Cases (Lab Confirmed)	No. of Cases (on admission)	No. Discharged	No. of Deaths
Lagos	15,627	2,316	13,119	192
FCT	4,241	2,965	1,231	45
Oyo	2,825	1,392	1,402	31
Edo	2,340	174	2,073	93
Rivers	1,911	267	1,591	53
Kano	1,608	264	1,291	53
Delta	1,557	110	1,404	43
Kaduna	1,530	183	1,335	12
Ogun	1,428	200	1,204	24
Plateau	1,294	676	598	20
Ondo	1,243	565	651	27
Enugu	880	377	485	18
Ebonyi	838	19	793	26
Kwara	815	452	342	21
Katsina	746	265	457	24
Borno	634	30	569	35
Abia	625	103	517	5
Gombe	620	68	529	23
Osun	586	273	300	13
Bauchi	574	40	521	13
Imo	472	315	147	10
Nasarawa	360	129	223	8
Benue	356	285	64	7
Bayelsa	342	31	290	21
Jigawa	322	3	308	11
Akwa Ibom	234	55	171	8
Niger	226	81	133	12
Adamawa	176	80	85	11
Ekiti	159	81	76	2
Sokoto	154	1	137	16
Anambra	142	41	83	18
Kebbi	90	0	82	8
Zamfara	77	1	71	5
Taraba	72	13	55	4
Cross River	68	27	33	8
Yobe	67	2	57	8
Kogi	5	0	3	2

 

source https://www.naijanews.com/2020/08/07/breaking-nigerias-covid-19-cases-hit-over-45000/