Coronavirus in Nigeria update: 410 new cases of coronavirus confirmed

Nigeria has recorded an additional 410 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 18th of August.

According to the Centre, the total number of coronavirus infections in the country now stands at 49,895 confirmed The centre also stated that 37,051 COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged. COVID-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus, known formally as SARS-Cov-2.

Meanwhile, 981 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 Tuesday, 18th of August was 11,863.

Taking to it’s Instagram page, NCDC tweets: “410 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

“Lagos-210, FCT-45, Ondo-30, Plateau-21, Edo-19,Ogun-16, Oyo-13, Nasarawa-12, Bauchi-11,Enugu-10,, Kwara-7, Kaduna-6, Anambra-4, Ebonyi-3, Abia-2,,Rivers-1

“49,895 confirmed,37,051 discharged, 981 deaths”

410 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria;

Lagos-210
FCT-45
Ondo-30
Plateau-21
Edo-19
Ogun-16
Oyo-13
Nasarawa-12
Bauchi-11
Enugu-10
Kwara-7
Kaduna-6
Anambra-4
Ebonyi-3
Abia-2
Rivers-1

49,895 confirmed
37,051 discharged
981 deaths pic.twitter.com/3wG5WQmEcz

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 18, 2020

A breakdown of cases by state can be found via https://t.co/zQrpNeOfet#TakeResponsibility pic.twitter.com/oBz24kjuiD

— NCDC (@NCDCgov) August 18, 2020