Coronavirus in Nigeria update: 290 new cases of coronavirus confirmed in Nigeria

Nigeria has recorded an additional 290 coronavirus cases according to the latest data released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).

The NCDC made the revelation during its nightly update on coronavirus in Nigeria via its Twitter handle on the 10th of August.

According to the Centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 46,867 confirmed The centre also stated that 33,346 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 950 people have died from COVID-19 related complications. This means that the active number of confirmed coronavirus infections in Nigerians as of the night of Saturday 8th of August was 12,571.

Taking to it’s Instagram page, NCDC tweets: “290 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria:

“Lagos-82, Plateau-82, Oyo-19, FCT-18, Edo-16, Kaduna-15, Enugu-9, Ogun-9, Kano-8, Kwara-8, Cross River-5, Ondo-5, Rivers-5, Ekiti-4, Imo-3, Borno-2

“46,867 confirmed, 33,346 discharged, 950 deaths.”

290 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-82
Plateau-82
Oyo-19
FCT-18
Edo-16
Kaduna-15
Enugu-9
Ogun-9
Kano-8
Kwara-8
Cross River-5
Ondo-5
Rivers-5
Ekiti-4
Imo-3
Borno-2

46,867 confirmed
33,346 discharged
950 deaths pic.twitter.com/d5sjk0gRls

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 10, 2020

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/MRwt8xNLpw

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 10, 2020