Coronavirus in Nigeria update: rise in total number of cases confirmed

Nigeria has recorded an additional 601 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 22nd of August.

According to the Centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 51,905 confirmed The centre also stated that 38,767 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 997 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, 22nd of August was 12,141.

Taking to it’s Instagram page, NCDC tweets: “601 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

“Lagos-404, FCT-37, Oyo-19, Ondo-14, Abia-13, Enugu-13, Kaduna-13, Edo-12, Kano-12, Kwara-11, Ebonyi-10, Nasarawa-7, Ogun-6, Osun-5, Delta-5, Niger-5, Plateau-4, Bayelsa-4, Katsina-3, Ekiti-2, Imo-2

“51,905 confirmed, 38,767 discharged, 997 deaths”

601 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-404
FCT-37
Oyo-19
Ondo-14
Abia-13
Enugu-13
Kaduna-13
Edo-12
Kano-12
Kwara-11
Ebonyi-10
Nasarawa-7
Ogun-6
Osun-5
Delta-5
Niger-5
Plateau-4
Bayelsa-4
Katsina-3
Ekiti-2
Imo-2

51,905 confirmed
38,767 discharged
997 deaths pic.twitter.com/g7HhLNEbGV

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 22, 2020

@followlasg has reported the recovery of 684 #COVID19 patients managed in the community in line with the new case management guidelines.

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/CAN7oLpAv4

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 22, 2020